In their quest to combat poverty and unemployment in the
country, The Gambia National Lottery (GNL)
has once again paid out another mouth-watering prize to another lucky winner.
The happy customer in this case is a 22 year-old boy by the name of Baba Touray
who has walked away with D20,000. Baba Touray is a native of Kaur Warf in CRR,
where the presentation ceremony was held recently.
Visitors at the ceremony were being encouraged to buy
scratch cards called "instant lotto" on one of which the young man had bagged
his prize.
Speaking at the ceremony the Marketing Manager of GNL,
Mr. Fabakary Touray, said that the winning products from GNL
know no bounds.
He said that GNL
has taken cognisance of the social agenda they have taken with their customers
especially in rural areas. He added that the Kaur presentation is a clear
manifestation of this reality.
He finally urged the visitors to continue patronising GNL
and promised the company will continue to expand their winning products.
Mr. Najie Bai Cham, the senior Marketing Assistant in
Farafenni, expressed his delight at the gathering.
The winner, Mr Baba Touray, said that he is young and
attending school so he wishes to use to money to further his education.
On behalf of GNL
management, the senior sales representative of Kaur, Mr. Adama Njie, presented
the cash prize to Mrs. Fatou Kah, the winner's mother.
Village elders and a
cross section of society attended the ceremony.