By Simeon OSAJIE
The Edo State Consumer Protection Committee (CPC), the Management Committee of the Edo State Consumer Protection Committee led by its Chairman, Mr. Iyamu Osaro Culture on Monday paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of Ovia South-West Local Government Council, Hon. Osaro Osorobo.
The visit was to solicits the Executive Chairman’s collaboration and synergy towards effective and productive State-wide enforcement on the eradication of counterfeit products and the exploitation of consumers by private sectors in the Local Government Area.
Speaking during the visit, Mr. Iyamu Osaro Culture who highlighted the functions of the Committee appealed to the Executive Chairman to mobilize relevant departments and community leaders to support the Committee so that they can jointly realize the SHINE Agenda of Governor Monday Okpebholo, Executive Governor of Edo State.
Iyamu also used the opportunity to invite the Executive Chairman of Ovia South-West LGA to the proposed Town Hall Meeting, while emphasizing that the meeting is designed to assemble all stakeholders in order to deliberate and resolve on the best global standards permissible for tackling the current problems bedeviling our society, particularly those associated with counterfeit products and the exploitation of consumers by capitalists.
In his response, the Executive Chairman of Ovia South-West Local Government Council, Hon. Osaro Osarobo promised to support the Committee in order to achieve its set-out mandate which is in line with the SHINE Agenda of Governo Okpebholo.
The visit ended in a spirit of mutual partnership and commitment to consumer protection in Ovia South West.