{"id":382173,"date":"2017-03-16T11:37:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T11:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/03\/16\/pass-crp-law-now\/"},"modified":"2017-03-16T11:37:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T11:37:54","slug":"pass-crp-law-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/03\/16\/pass-crp-law-now\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Pass CRP law now\u2019!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_75165\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75165\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Parliament.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"350\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Floor of Parliament of Ghana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>EXECUTIVE<\/strong> Director of Ghana Consumer Protection Agency (GCPA), Mr Kofi Kapito has called on Ghanaian consumers to mount pressure on the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Attorney General\u2019s Department \u00a0in order to have their rights properly protected.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the failure by GCPA to get the Attorney General and government to pass the consumer Protection bill into law..<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kofi Kapito made the call on Tuesday on March 14, 2017 \u00a0in an interview on <em>Eezy FM\u2019s<\/em> \u201830 Days Morning\u2019 show christened: \u201cThe Ghana First Campaign\u201d which sorts to celebrate Ghana after sixty years of independence.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the Agency will capitalize on the celebration of this year\u2019s World Consumers Right day, which was held on Tuesday to sensitize Ghanaians on the importance of having their consumer rights protected.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that although the Agency has tons \u00a0of laws available to the Attorney General\u2019s office, there have been delays in enforcing these laws in the country.<\/p>\n<p>He lamented that \u201cbecause Ghanaian consumers do not ask for their rights, authorities have turned death ears to their plight\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added that although some key areas such as electricity, water and telephone billings have seen some forms of improvement amid little challenges, they\u00a0 still owe their consumers the opportunity to protect their rights.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Story by Mizpah Etornam Mensavie-Ayivor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Facebook Members Plugin by Crunchify: http:\/\/Crunchify.com\/facebook-members\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-recommendations-bar\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/facebook.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Facebook\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/twitter.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Twitter\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/google_plus.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Google+\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/whatsapp.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"WhatsApp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/linkedin.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"LinkedIn\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/gmail.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Google Gmail\" \/>Share<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Floor of Parliament of Ghana \u00a0 EXECUTIVE Director of Ghana Consumer Protection Agency (GCPA), Mr Kofi Kapito has called on Ghanaian consumers to mount pressure on the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Attorney General\u2019s Department \u00a0in order to have their rights properly protected. 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