WCRD 2022: NCC Partners Consumer Initiative On Secondary School Debate Competition
By Angeline Mgbele, Senior Correspondent Abuja
Telecommunications sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC) is not reneging on its commitment in emplacing regulatory measures that would constantly address the rights of the telecoms consumer in Nigeria. Ahead of this year’s World Consumer Rights Day(WCRD) and in line with this commitment, the Commission is partnering Save the Consumers Initiative of Nigeria to organize a debate competition between secondary schools .
The debates hold Monday March 14, 2022, between 10:00 – 15:00 Hours under the coordination of the Commission’s Consumer Bureau and the schools that excel at the competition will smile back with mouth-watering prizes.
The theme of the competition is Fair Digital Finance. The debates take place at the NCC’s Auditorium, Communications and Digital Economy Complex, Mbora, Abuja, north central Nigeria.
The consumer movement marks March 15 as World Consumer Rights Day every year, as a means of raising global awareness about consumer rights and needs. Celebrating the day is a chance to demand that the rights of all consumers are respected and protected, and to protest against market abuses and social injustices which undermine those rights.
World Consumer Rights Day was inspired by President John F Kennedy, who sent a special message to the US Congress on March 15 1962, in which he formally addressed the issue of consumer rights. He was the first world leader to do so. The consumer movement first marked that date in 1983 and now uses the day every year to mobilise action on important issues and campaigns.
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer(EVC/CEO) at NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, as his predecessors, insists that consumer satisfaction remains a cardinal organising principle of NCC’s regulatory activities.
The Nigerian Communications Act 2003, mandates the Commission to protect the interest of the consumers, which it has been visibly faithful to through subsidiary legislations, guidelines and directions that proactively address consumer concerns and stipulate responsibilities of all stakeholders.
