{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67f8096f5302bfe44500acb6/68923d703a582a36b3c2496c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Ghana's Consumer Protection Bill Has Been Delayed For Nearly 20 Years","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67f8096f5302bfe44500acb6/1754414362223-0db693ad-55dc-4d07-8eee-b45a374e5a03.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The episode discusses Ghana's long-stalled Consumer Protection Bill, first drafted in 2006, which aims to safeguard consumer rights and promote fair trade practices. Despite repeated promises from successive governments, including the NPP and NDC, the bill has not been passed, leaving Ghanaian consumers vulnerable to issues like misleading advertisements, defective products, and exploitative \"no return\" policies.</p>","author_name":"The Labari Journal"}