A Federal
High Court in Abuja has fixed November 4 for the arraignment of the Nigerian
Bottling Company Limited, Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and their Chief Executives
for criminal breach of the Consumer Protection Council Act.
The
Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, filed three counts
against the accused before Justice Evoh Chukwu.
The
Federal Government in the charge against NBC and its Managing Director, Mr. Ben
Langat alleged that the two accused persons committed an offence by violating
the Orders of the Consumer Protection Council.
They were
said to have “deliberately failing, refusing and/or neglecting to comply with
the Council’s Orders duly made and served on you and thereby 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 one of
the counts 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.”
The
hearing was said to have held in Abuja in relation to investigation of
violation of product quality standard under the Consumer Protection Council
Act.
They were
said to have refused to attend the hearing after summons was duly issued and
served, thereby committing 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 the Council by deliberately refusing to comply with the order
duly made and served on them.
They were
therefore said to have 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.
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