The Imo State police commissioner, Mr. Nasiru Muhammad has promised to partner with Consumer Protection Council to further intensify the fight against fake and hazardous products in the state. The CP stated this when the Director General, CPC Imo State, Hon. Mrs Obioma Okafor paid him a courtesy visit, recently in his office at Imo State police headquarters in Owerri, the state capital.
The DG, who was accompanied by top officials of the agency, requested for strong collaboration and partnership with the State police command to ensure effective consumer protection and total elimination of hazardous products in the state which is the core mandate of CPC.
Mrs Okafor said working in synergy with the Nigerian police will go a long way to strengthen the council's ability to enforce the laws prohibiting the proliferation of fake and adulterated products and also reduce the rate of unscrupulous business practices in the state. "It is imperative to note that policemen are needed to accompanied our enforcement officers anytime they are going out for serious enforcement operations to squash possible resistance or attacks" she added.
The DG further revealed that there is so much fake and adulterated products in our markets, these products are injurious to health which has led to death of so many people.
Moving forward, she said, the council have made some remarkable breakthrough since she came on board as the DG. Again, with the timely support of Gov. Hope Uzodimma we have been able to embarked on massive awareness and sensitization campaigns that covers the three senatorial zones, visit all the major supermarkets in imo State including shoprite and also treated 35 complaints conclusively and the consumers are satisfied.
The DG also used the opportunity to eulogized Gov. Hope Uzodimma for his efforts to reposition imo CPC, stating that, for the last 14 years, the activities of CPC has not been felt despite its presence since 2005 and this has gave room to easy circulation of fake and substandard products in the State.
She stressed that with the coming on board of Senator Hope Uzodimma, the narratives has changed. The present Governor of Imo State has fully revived the agency, and with that, I can tell you that the council is now very poised to carry out her statutory duties effectively.
Mrs Okafor revealed that within eleven months of her leadership in CPC, the council has created the necessary avenues to educate the publics about the dangers of fake and adulterated products to their health. She further lamented that there are so much work to do, to overhaul the system and that is why the collaboration of council with Nigerian Police Force, Imo State command is necessary " she stated.
Finally, Mrs Obioma expressed confidence that collaborating with the police in the areas of intelligence gathering and beffing up the security during enforcement operations, will energize the council to sustain the war against fake products.
Meanwhile, CP Nasiru has expressed the readiness of the State police command to partner with CPC imo State to ensure that consumer's interests are adequately protected,
he noted that it is good for the police to partner with the council because of the sensitive nature of their job to enhance the well-being and healthy living of the people in the state.
*Nwosu Nicholas Tochi.*
*SA on media to the DG* *Imo State CPC.*
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