The Ogun House of Assembly on Thursday in Abeokuta passed the Consumer Protection Bill, 2024 in a bid to address consumer extortion, disputes and other sharp practices.

Lukman Adeleye (PDP-Odogbolu) began the process of the bill’s passage when he presented the report of the Committee on Industry, Trade and Investments during the assembly’s plenary.

The bill is titled ‘A bill for a law to establish the Ogun State Consumer Protection Agency, Provide for the Protection of the interest of Consumers, Settlement of Consumer Disputes and for Connected Purposes’.

Mr Adeleye, who is the minority leader, thereafter moved the motion for the report’s adoption, with Babatunde Tella (APC-Abeokuta South) seconding it and other lawmakers supporting it through a voice vote.

The bill was later read and adopted clause by clause before the Committee of the Whole House.

After this, the majority leader, Yusuf Sheriff (APC-Ado Odo/Ota I), moved a motion for its third reading and, seconded by Dickson Awolaja (PDP-Remo North).

Sakiru Adebakin, the clerk of the parliament and head of legislative services, took the third reading of the bill before the lawmakers.

Responding, the speaker, Oludaisi Elemide (APC-Odeda), directed that the clean copy of the bill be transmitted to Governor Dapo Abiodun for his assent.

In another development, the speaker announced the appointment of three new deputy clerks in consonance with the provisions of the House of Assembly Service Commission (Amendment) Law.

(NAN)