President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that importers and providers of consumable products, including Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) be held accountable for substandard services and or products sold by them.
The president also gave directives to relevant government agencies to take steps in line with the laws of the country to ensure the respect and protection of consumers against market abuses and social injustices.
The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in a statement on Thursday, said Buhari gave the directive while reacting to the issue of petroleum product shortages linked to the supply of inappropriate products of foreign origin into the Nigerian market.
The President, therefore, directed that in line with the law, service providers must make full disclosure of relevant information with respect to the consumption of their products, adding that dissatisfied consumers are entitled to a proper redress of their complaints.