Jigawa distributes 12,000 standard measurement bowls to grain sellers
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Dutse, Oct. 30, 2016 (NAN) The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) in Jigawa plans to distribute about 12,000 standardised measurement bowls to grain sellers in the state, to ensure customers get value for their money.
The state Chairman of CPC, Alhaji Farouk Abdallah, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Sunday.
Abdullah said that bowls, locally known as `Mudu’, were in big and small sizes, and would be distributed to traders in Hadejia, Guri and Babura Local Government areas of the state.
He said that the bowls would also be distributed to traders in Shuwarin and Furji grains markets in Kiyawa and Kazaure local government areas, respectively.
According to the chairman, the aim is to give consumers value for their money and check the excesses of traders who short change customers.
Abdallah said that the CPC would sanitise the business environment and ensure accuracy in measurement of articles bought in all commercial transactions in the state.
The chairman said “lack of standardised weigh and measures in the state is responsible for the disparity in the sizes of bowls used by traders
“The Council will ensure that it distributes the bowls to all traders and grains sellers in all markets across state.’’
NAN recalls that the state CPC had, on May 1, confiscated several fake measuring bowls from grains sellers.
Consequently, it distributed 5, 000 standard bowls on July 19, to grain sellers in Gujungu International Market in Taura Local Government Area of the state.
“So, henceforth, any trader found using any bowl other than the one approved by the state government will face the full wrath of the law,” Abdallah warned. (NAN)
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Edited By Hajia Sani/Maharazu Ahmed