Ambode Unveils 12-man Board to Boost Ease of Doing Business

* Laments incessant infractions of consumer
rights

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday
inaugurated a 12-man board to steer the state Consumer Protection
Agency (LSCOPA), which he said had become imperative to complement
its reforms on the ease of doing business in the state.

Consequently, the governor explained his decision to constitute
the 12-man board, which according to him, resulted from the highest
reported cases of daily infractions on the consumer rights the
state had recorded in the ranking of sub-Sahara African states.

He expressed the concern at the inauguration of the LSCOPA board
at the State House Ikeja yesterday alongside the Attorney-General
and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem.

At the inauguration, Ambode named Mrs. Olufunmilola Falana as
the Chairman of the board, Mrs. Ajoke Olugbode as General Manager,
Mr. Jacobs Oduyebo as the secretary, Mrs. Sola Salako Ajulo
(member), Mr. Femi Awogbami (member), Mrs. Toki Mabogunje (member)
and Dr. Modupeola Adeleke (member) among others.

Ambode explained that the agency was designed “to complement our
reforms on the ease of doing business in the state especially as it
affects the development of the industrial, commercial and consumer
satisfaction value chain.”
He added that the agency would be an effective service centre for
the protection of the interests of consumers, settlement of
consumer disputes and for other connected purposes as enshrined in
the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency Law, 2014.

The governor, thus, said his administration had taken another
giant stride to guarantee the welfare of the good people of Lagos
State on a sustainable basis with the inauguration of the Lagos
State Consumer Protection Agency.
He said the establishment of the agency “is a strong demonstration
of our commitment to the protection of the rights of consumers, the
promotion of consumer satisfaction in the State and our resolve to
ensure that they get value for money spent on goods and
services.

“The need for the agency has become more imperative in view of
the fact that Lagos State, with its huge population provides the
largest commercial market in sub-Sahara Africa, with the highest
reported cases of daily infractions on the consumer rights,” he
explained.

He justified the appointment of the board members, noting that
its members “have been carefully selected both from private and
public sectors based on their impeccable character, remarkable
track records, experience on the subject matter and passion for the
job.

Ambode, thus, charged the board members “to be dutiful and
nurture this new agency to become an institution that will
guarantee timely delivery of effective services to aggrieved
consumers in Lagos State.”

He also urged Lagos residents “to utilise this alternative
commercial dispute mechanism that will guarantee reduced time for
the resolution of consumer related cases.”

* Laments incessant infractions of consumer
rights

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday
inaugurated a 12-man board to steer the state Consumer Protection
Agency (LSCOPA), which he said had become imperative to complement
its reforms on the ease of doing business in the state.

Consequently, the governor explained his decision to constitute
the 12-man board, which according to him, resulted from the highest
reported cases of daily infractions on the consumer rights the
state had recorded in the ranking of sub-Sahara African states.

He expressed the concern at the inauguration of the LSCOPA board
at the State House Ikeja yesterday alongside the Attorney-General
and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem.

At the inauguration, Ambode named Mrs. Olufunmilola Falana as
the Chairman of the board, Mrs. Ajoke Olugbode as General Manager,
Mr. Jacobs Oduyebo as the secretary, Mrs. Sola Salako Ajulo
(member), Mr. Femi Awogbami (member), Mrs. Toki Mabogunje (member)
and Dr. Modupeola Adeleke (member) among others.

Ambode explained that the agency was designed “to complement our
reforms on the ease of doing business in the state especially as it
affects the development of the industrial, commercial and consumer
satisfaction value chain.”
He added that the agency would be an effective service centre for
the protection of the interests of consumers, settlement of
consumer disputes and for other connected purposes as enshrined in
the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency Law, 2014.

The governor, thus, said his administration had taken another
giant stride to guarantee the welfare of the good people of Lagos
State on a sustainable basis with the inauguration of the Lagos
State Consumer Protection Agency.
He said the establishment of the agency “is a strong demonstration
of our commitment to the protection of the rights of consumers, the
promotion of consumer satisfaction in the State and our resolve to
ensure that they get value for money spent on goods and
services.

“The need for the agency has become more imperative in view of
the fact that Lagos State, with its huge population provides the
largest commercial market in sub-Sahara Africa, with the highest
reported cases of daily infractions on the consumer rights,” he
explained.

He justified the appointment of the board members, noting that
its members “have been carefully selected both from private and
public sectors based on their impeccable character, remarkable
track records, experience on the subject matter and passion for the
job.

Ambode, thus, charged the board members “to be dutiful and
nurture this new agency to become an institution that will
guarantee timely delivery of effective services to aggrieved
consumers in Lagos State.”

He also urged Lagos residents “to utilise this alternative
commercial dispute mechanism that will guarantee reduced time for
the resolution of consumer related cases.”