Reps invite FCCPC Chairman, NAFDAC, SON DG’s over poor quality of Hapic, Hypo, others

By Christiana Ekpa 

The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Babtunde Irukera to appear before it’s Committees on Commerce, Legislative Compliance, and Industry to justify the presence of hapic and hypo, and other non-effective cleaning disinfectants in Nigeria market or otherwise

Others invited by the House are Professor Adeyeye, the Director General of Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Director General of Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON), Farouk Salim

The resolutions of the House followed the adoption of a motion calling on the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to Investigate “the Poor Quality of Toilet Clean Disinfectants used in Nigeria” moved by Hon. Sergius Ose Ogun:

Presenting the motion, Hon. Ogun noted that, Sections 88 (1) and (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) empowers the National Assembly to investigate the activities of any authority executing or administering laws made by the National Assembly.

He said “Aware that Section 17(e) of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission Act, 2018 empowers the Commission to carry out investigations considered necessary or desirable in connection with matters within the purview of the Act; 

“Concerned that toilet cleaning disinfectants such as haptic and hypo used in most households in Nigeria are ineffective, poor quality and leave much to be desired; 

“Worried that despite the poor quality of these toilet cleaning disinfectants, there are several televisionsponsored advertisements that are misleading unsuspecting members of the public who rely on such adverts product information to make purchases; 

“Alarmed that most Nigerians utilize these disinfectants in cleaning their homes, offices, hospitals, churches and mosques without getting the value for money spent in purchasing such products” he said

The House however, mandated  its Committees on Commerce, Legislative Compliance and Industry be to ensure compliance and report back within four (4) weeks for further legislative action.