The Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN) has promised to reduce quackery and other unlawful practices so as to ensure that only qualified individuals can practice the profession, reports ITREALMS.
He stated this at the institute’s 31st Mandatory Continuous Professional Development (MCPD) workshop in Ikeja, Lagos.
He said those found guilty would be sanctioned and face the wraths of the law.
Angara however warned against unethical practices, stressing that members should use the institute’s new stamp as not doing so is illegal and punishable.
The CEO said the institute is tackling the encroachment on their mandate in the registration and regulation of analytical labs by the Nigeria Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISLT), Ibadan, disclosing that IPAN ‘is studying the legality of NISLT’s action’.
Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) Babatunde Irukera assured IPAN of the commission’s support in giving consumers quality service.
Irukera, represented by the commission’s Legal Director, Tam Tamunokobia, praised the workshop’s theme ‘Expert Testimonies of Public Analysts for Efficient Regulation of Consumer Products’, hoping that its outcome would enhance consumer protection and regulatory efficiency.
IPAN’s past President, Prof. Olusegun Ogunmoyela, recalled a recent visit abroad, saying Nigeria’s public analysts still have a long way to go. He, therefore, sought government’s support in providing an enabling environment for them to thrive and the industry to grow.
Chairman of the occasion, Balogun Ganiyu Sanni, urged his colleagues on teamwork and better relationship. He also warned against unethical practices, saying they should defend the profession like lawyers and others do in their industries.
By Paul Adunwoke
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