The Minority Leader of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Lukman Olalekan Adeleye is seeking to protect buyers and consumers of goods as his bill on the creation of a Consumer Protection Agency in Ogun State scales second reading on the floor of the House.
Adeleye explained that the proposed bill seeking to
establish the State Consumer Protection Agency, would protect the interests of
consumers, settle disputes and create value for their resources.
Leading the debate on the bill, the sponsor who is
representing Odogbolu State Constituency said the bill was initiated to
domesticate the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC)
in the State, towards entrenching the rights and privileges of consumers,
thereby making producers of goods and services more responsible.
Adeleye added that the proposed law was meant to checkmate
the sales of hazardous items, tackle consumer exploitation, regulate price and
ensure that consumers seek legal redress, if not satisfied with the quality of
goods and services rendered; noting that such would lessen economic hardship
and burden on the consumers.
Other lawmakers also took turns to speak in favour of the
bill titled: “State Consumer Protection Law, 2024” at a plenary presided over
by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide at a plenary held in the State
Assembly, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
The members noted that the bill was a right step to protect
the interest of consumers, whose wants and needs remained unlimited.
The lawmakers including Adebisi Oyedele, Babatunde Tella,
Seun Adesanya and Adeyanju Adegoke, cited instances of sales of counterfeit
products, which needed to be addressed headlong.
They commended the sponsor of the bill, describing it as a
legislation that would bring sanity into commercial activities in the State,
checkmating hazardous risk confronting consumers through adulterated products.
The lawmakers condemned sharp and unethical practices being
witnessed at the moment, noting that the bill when operational, would assist
consumers in seeking legal redress when good or services did not meet their
expectations.
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