SON tightens surveillance on importers of substandard products

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, has reportedly tightened its surveillance on importers of fake and substandard products in order to rid the nation’s markets of poor quality goods.
     The Director-General of SON, Dr. Joseph Odumodu said the organisation has been keping a close watch on importers of fake and substandard to curb the menace, adding that the agency recently staged a sensitisation programme in Abuja, Onitsha and Aba to effectively tackle the menace of substandard goods.

He also said that the agency had also entered into partnership with traders in major markets to enhance information about the activities of the importers of the fake and substandard goods
      “The time for fighting has gone; it is time for collaboration and discussion that is why we invited the representatives and executives of marketers association in Abuja and other related stakeholders that will help us do this work, because SON cannot do this alone, it needs the cooperation and assistance of the marketers that are selling these goods to protect Nigerians and your own relatives from the import of these substandard product in our country.
    “We have gone to major markets in Nigeria to preach this philosophy to engaging traders . 

He also explained that patronage of Nigeria made goods would ensure that any sub-standard products manufactured in the country could easily be traced by the organisation and the manufacturer punished to do the right thing and we will go to Lagos soon”.
He added that he had engaged stakeholders in FCT on a number of occasions to ensure that the territory was free of sub-standard goods.
 “SON has passed the era of seizing traders’ goods and burning them,” he said.

He implored Nigerians to patronise home-made goods “so that if you have any complain we will be able to trace the manufacturer, but when you keep buying goods that are made abroad and when there is complains, it becomes very difficult to trace the manufacturer and cut the thing at the root. So patronise our people that are trying to create jobs for our children,” he urged..