Appeal Court President laments widening gap between rich and poor

The president of the court of appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem has lamented the widening gap between the wealthy and the downtrodden in the country.

Justice Dongban-Mensem urged governments at all levels to initiate deliberate policies aimed at bridging this wide gap to enable more people feel the impact of government.

She spoke in Abuja while playing host to delegation from the federal competition & consumer protection commission at the court of appeal headquarters.

Justice Dongban-Mensem expressed worry over the influx of substandard products into Nigerian markets, noting that Nigeria has become a dumping ground for all manners of substandard products.

She charged regulatory agencies to work on ways of ensuring strict enforcement of existing laws to ensure that products brought into the country are of good standards.