The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has dragged Qatar Airways Group before a Lagos Federal High Court, over the company’s failure to honour summon
FCCPC is the highest federal competition regulator in Nigeria and it operates within the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment and is responsible for protecting market competition and promoting consumer protection.
Joined as the Airways’ Co-defendant is the company’s Country Manager, Western Africa one Mr. Kennedy Chirchir.
The FCCPC charge against Qatar Airways and Mr. Kennedy K. Chirchir is marked FHC/L/742c/2023.
“That you, Qatar Airways Group QC.S.C and Kennedy K. Chirchir, on December 5, 2023 at 142 Ahmadu Bello Way, 11th Floor Standard Chartered Bank Building, Opposite Silver Bird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did without sufficient cause fail and or refuse to appear before the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in compliance with a lawful Summons to Attend dated December 4, 2023, and the P lance with offence contrary to and punishable under Section 33 (3) P hereby committed an and Consumer Protection Act, 2018. of the Federal Competition,” the charge reads.
During the hearing on January 30, 2024, Barrister Tam Tamunokonbia, informed the court that the agency has not served one of the defendants in the suit.
The Counsel thereafter asked the court for a short date to enable the agency to effect service of the charge on the defendant.
Based on the above, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, adjourned the matter to March 12, 2024 for the arraignment of the defendants.
The role of the FCCPC is to ensure that consumers’ safety and welfare is protected from anti-competitive , harmful practices and unsafe products.
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