The federal government has reacted to message in circulation urging Nigerians to squeal on traders ripping off buyers.
The response made by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) distanced itself from from the viral WhatsApp message, saying the information didn’t emanate from the Commission government.
The rebuttal made via a tweet on the X handle of FCCPC also touched on the grammatical error contained in the statement.
The tweets: “The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) wants to bring to your attention that the “directive” referenced in your story captioned, “Grammar police spot error in FCCPC’s directive on consumer exploitation” did not originate from the FCCPC or any of our official channels.
“We became aware of the aforementioned “directive” circulating on WhatsApp, just like the general public.
“It appears to be misinformation circulated by an unauthorised source that capitalised on our previous post on the commission’s X handle.
“In addition to the highlighted grammatical error, “report any trader that keeps adding money to his or her goods”, the unauthorised source incorrectly directed consumers to complain via hotline instead of our official email address, contact@fccpc.gov.ng.”
FCCPC added that the public should always disregard any information not disseminated through its official channels or verified social media accounts.
