FCCPC Vows to Defend Consumer Rights for Persons with Disabilities
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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council has reiterated its commitment towards ensuring the rights of ll Nigerians are protected particularly persons with disabilities.
The council’s Deputy Director Consumer and Business Education Nwafor Anthony revealed this while speaking at a high-level policy roundtable on financial inclusion for Persons with Disabilities, organised by the Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation.
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According to him, the council was already engaging in several campaigns aimed at raising awareness of the need to ensure inclusivity and provide an adequate environment for persons with special needs to access all sorts of services without any form of discrimination.
For her part, CADEF Executive Director Professor Chiso Ndukwe-Okafor stressed the need to urgently address the challenges faced by Persons with Disabilities in accessing digital financial services.
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She said the meeting was organised so that stakeholders could brainstorm to come up with ideas to address the challenges which were both online and off line.
She listed inadequate infrastructure and poor policy framework as the major causes of the challenges faced.
According to her, key recommendations from this meeting will provide a framework that will guide future efforts in addressing the menace and ensuring that all persons with disabilities access the services without any form of stress and under the best possible conditions.
Also speaking, Central Bank of Nigeria Assistant Director of its Consumer Protection Department Jamiu Rabiu said the apex bank was also ensuring that all financial institutions in the country abide by the necessary regulatory framework and also enhance its digital services to include all persons with disabilities in both rural and urban settings.
Some other organisations present at the event include the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Association of Nigeria, online financial institions association of Nigeria, disability groups amongst others.
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