I left behind a strong institutional advocate in the FCCPC – Irukera

Babatunde Irukera, the former Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has revealed that he’s leaving behind a strong institutional advocate in the Commission.

He made this known via his X page after his recent sack as the CEO of FCCPC by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, 8th of January, 2024

This was made known in a statement posted by the FCCPC on its X handle on Tuesday, 9th of January, 2024.

Part of the statement reads:

“Immediate past Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, (FCCPC), Barr. Babatunde Irukera has said that he’s leaving behind a strong institutional advocate in the Commission.

Irukera said this via a post on the social media platform, X, formerly Twitter, in reaction to the recent sack of Chief Executive Officers of the FCCPC and the Bureau of Public Enterprises.

Having served as the Director General in the then Consumer Protection Council, since May 2017, later renamed as the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Irukera said he was grateful for the opportunity to have served the Nigerian consumer.#TundeIrukera

He wrote:

“Grateful for the opportunity to have served the incredibly vibrant and loyal Nigerian citizens/consumers. They deserve a better deal. I leave behind a strong institutional advocate in the FCCPC and an outstanding team of soldiers who work there daily for the cause of fair markets.”

“A staff of the FCCPC who spoke with Humsimedia Online said that the Commission would greatly miss the calibre of leader that Babatunde Irukera had been, his transparency and what he achieved within the given time.

“The FCCPC staff said that Irukera took bold and daring steps, made far-reaching decisions and achieved much in the Commission’s mandate to protect the consuming public from unfair practices.

“Irukera’s ability to bring to their knees, the otherwise powerful local and international companies infringing on consumer rights and make them accountable was seen as a feat never achieved before him at the FCCPC.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>