Nigeria lawmaker threatens to revoke license of 18 lottery operators

At least 18 lottery operators have caught the ire of the Nigerian congress for failing to meet their financial obligations to the government.

The Daily Post reported that a frustrated Rep. Suleiman Hussaini Kangiwa, chair of the House committee on governmental affairs, is already done waiting for these lottery operators to pay their tax duties and government fees that he has given them a stern warning that their licenses will be revoked.

Kangiwa also threatened to issue arrest warrants against the erring lottery operators during a meeting with them and the management of the Nigeria Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC).

“We’re very much aware of the 21 licensed operators in Nigeria, but only two or three remitting something to the government. It’s very unfortunate,” Kangiwa said. “Nigerians and this committee are disappointed in you, because after getting license and money, you don’t give the government anything.”