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Mr. A buys a new car which one day develops a minor problem. He immediately approaches his popular mechanic to fix this fault.
The local mechanic promptly commences repairs after agreement had been reached on payment charges. The local mechanic eventually completes the job, test runs the car and convinces Mr. A that the fault had been fully rectified . Mr. A believes this and happily pays the full sum as agreed.
However to the chagrin of Mr. A, since that time, it had been visits to the local technician.REASON: Mr. A’s car began developing ‘mysterious’
problems demanding mechanical attention.


	LOCAL CONTENT





	Tthe quality of service rendered by local practitioners in Nigeria inherently appears non cost effective and substandard .
	ILLUSTRATION
		Mr. A buys a new car which one day develops a minor problem. He immediately approaches his popular mechanic to fix this fault. The local mechanic promptly commences repairs after agreement had been reached on payment charges. The local mechanic eventually completes the job, test runs the car and convinces Mr. A that the fault had been fully rectified . Mr. A believes this and happily pays the full sum as agreed. However to the chagrin of Mr. A, since that time, it had been visits to the local technician.REASON: Mr. A’s car began developing ‘mysterious’ problems demanding mechanical attention.
	QUESTIONS
		Do you think this occurrence of repeated visits to his mechanic was a form of coincidence? Are local technicians in Nigeria fit for our local demands? Could there be a proper regulation of local standards (like NAFDAC) set up to tackle consumer related issues? Is it necessary that the Nigerian Consumer be given a voice?