Some consumers in the Federal Capital Territory have lauded the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for their achievements in protecting the interest of consumers in the country.
They spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja yesterday, while urging other regulatory agencies to emulate the commission in order to enhance service delivery to Nigerians.
The consumers were reacting to the achievements of President Bola Tinubu in the consumer protection space in remembrance of Mr President’s two years in office.
The Executive Director, Save the Consumers, Dr Aliyu Ilias, said that FCCPC had tamed the activities of loan sharks.
Ilias said that the commission had also curbed issues around price gouging and unreasonable price fixing among traders.
The executive director commended the efforts of the commission in the cable television DSTV saga, saying that they acted in the interest of consumers.
“You have seen the challenge of loan sharks and FCCPC has been able to tame it.
“I can tell you that some people do that in hiding now and they have also been able to caution overpricing.
“We have also seen their efforts on the DSTV issue,” he said.
Ilias said that the commission had also being responsive in addressing consumers’ online and offline complaints.
He urged consumers to always provide the commission with the needed information to achieve their mandates.
“We should learn how to say something when we see something, when we see something; we should be able to escalate it,” he said.
A civil rights activist, Mrs Catherine Omale, said that the FCCPC needed to expand the scope of its coverage to the 36 states of the country.
Omale who commended the efforts of the commission, said that their impact needed to be felt in the states and local government areas.