Aisha Buhari

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has named the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari as Nigerian Consumer Ambassador.

This is contained in a statement issued by CPC’s Head of Public Affairs CPC, Mr Abiodun Obimuyiwa on Sunday.

According to the statement,  the Director-General of the council, Mrs Dupe Atoki, named the wife of the president consumer ambassador while inaugurating sensitisation campaign for women groups in Abuja.

Atoki said the Council’s initiative to ensure Nigerian women know their rights could find no better personality to identify with its cause than Aisha Buhari.

She said Mrs Buhari’s commitment to the plight of the Internally Displaced Persons, who were predominantly women and children, was exemplary.

Atoki said such commitment would safeguard Nigerian women from malpractices of unscrupulous businesses.

She commended Buhari for agreeing to be Nigerian Consumer Ambassador and expressed the belief that the president’s wife would assist in taking consumer protection to another level.

Atoki also said that council was partnering the National Council for Women Societies to deepen consumer awareness at the grassroots to check consumers’ abuse at the level.

“The CPC at the weekend inaugurated its nationwide grassroots consumer awareness programme with the country’s womenfolk as part of the council’s strategies at stemming consumer abuses in Nigeria,’’ she said.

According to her, women constitute the largest consumer block in the economy by virtue of their ability and God-given role of making purchase decisions.

She said women played an important role in catering for the needs of their family but suffered the most abuse as consumers.

Atoki added that the council identified NCWS because it represented the entire strata of Nigerian women, particularly at the grassroots.