CATCH THEM YOUNG INITIATIVE: IMO CPC EMBARKED ON STATEWIDE SECONDARY SCHOOLS DEBATE.
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) Imo State has kicked- off its sensitization and enlightenment program tagged ” Shared Prosperity Catch them young initiative” with inter- schools debates in all the Local Government Areas in imo state which is aimed at educating the youths particularly students on the need to know their rights as consumers.
The debate topics centered on consumer affairs, consumer rights, new government policies on consumer protection and dangers of fake products in our society.
Obviously, this program has a lot of positive impacts on the students. It has truly rejuvenated the competitiveness in the students. Helped in improving their critical thinking, speech delivery, and public speaking skills.
Listening to this students during one of the debate outings, one will agree that, Imo State has wonderful talents and potentials that needs to be harness and that’s the vision of our amiable Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma for reviving Imo CPC.
The Director General, Consumer Protection Council (CPC) Imo State said, the key objective of this initiative is to intensify and expand the scope of the agency’s communication strategies to reach out to the rural communities. She noted that consumer education remain an important aspect of CPC mandate.
In fact, public awareness campaign of this nature is one of the veritable mechanisms put in place by new Imo CPC to promote consumer education.This is another great achievements of Imo CPC under the shared prosperity government of Senator Hope Uzodimma in a bid to protect consumers.
The DG Imo CPC, Hon. Mrs Obioma Okafor has assured Imolites that CPC under her watch will leave no stone unturned in it’s efforts to rid the state of the menace of fake, expired and adulterated products.
According to her, a well-informed, sensitized and educated citizenry is the bedrock of effective consumer protection, particularly in the fight against counterfeit products in Imo state.
The Imo CPC boss, said it was in view of this that the council embarked on this project in order to protect imolites.
