Check Consumers Rights, Council Urged

The authorities of
Consumer Protection Council (CPC), have been called upon to check the high rate of consumer rights abuses in the country.
A public analyst, Arnold Tari made the call in a chat with The Tide correspondent in Port Harcourt on Friday.
Tari, a consultant on human rights, said consumer rights were being abused in almost every sector of the economy, and that following the development, consumers were not getting value for their money.
He lamented that when consumers are not getting value of their money, then something is wrong that needed to be corrected.
According to him, the worst of all is the telecommunication sector as well as aviation and other social services, adding that some consumers are not happy that their interest as citizens were not protected.
Tari further noted that in the power sector, it is a different ballgame as bills were paid without the authorities supplying constant electricity to the masses.
The analyst therefore called on the council to redouble its efforts in ensuring that the populace enjoy what they bargain for and to make life comfortable.