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The Federal Government has dragged Nigerian Bottling Company, NBC, Limited; Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and their chief executives before a Federal High Court in Abuja for criminal breach of Consumer Protection Council, CPC, Act. Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, in the charges filed before the court, preferred a one-count charge against NBC, its Managing Director and a two-count charge against Coca-Cola and its Chief Executive, making them liable to jail terms, ranging from three to five years, if found guilty.
The Federal Government in the charge against NBC and its Managing Director, Mr. Ben Langat, by the Director, Public Prosecution of the Federation on behalf of the Attorney General of the Federation, alleged that the two accused persons committed an offence by violating the orders of CPC by “deliberately failing, refusing and/or neglecting to comply with the council’s orders duly made and served on you and, therefore, committed an offence contrary to Section 21 of the Consumer Protection Council Act, Cap C. 25, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and punishable under the same section”
In the first of the two-count charge against Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and its Managing Director, Mr. Adeola Adetunji, the government alleged that the two accused persons committed an offence by refusing to “attend the hearing of the Consumer Protection Council held in Abuja in relation to investigation of violation of product quality standard under the Consumer Protection Council Act after summons was duly issued and served on you and, thereby, committed an offence contrary to Section 18 of the Consumer Protection Council Act Cap C. 25 of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and punishable under the same section.”
Coca-Cola and its Chief Executive, as in the case of NBC, were also charged for violating the orders of CPC by deliberately refusing to comply with the order duly made and served on them, thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 21 of the Consumer Protection Council Act, Cap C. 25, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and punishable under the same section. The two criminal cases have been listed before Justice E. S. Chukwu of the Federal High Court 8, Abuja, and a date is yet to be fixed for hearing.
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Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.
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