The Standards Organistion of Nigeria (Son) has vowed to expose manufacturers and importers of substandard products in the country saying that it would soon comb every nook and cranny of the country to rid the nation of this unwholesome activity.
On account of this, the organisation is re-tooling its regulatory instruments which include creation of Son desks in all markets in Nigeria to combat the proliferation of substandard goods in the country.
Dr. Joseph Odumodu of Son said to this effect, the organisation will approach the National Assembly to review the enabling laws guiding the operations of the agency to allow for a more effective policing against the proliferation of substandard products in Nigeria.
Odumodu spoke during Crystal Award Night organised by the Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (Cican). “We will create Son desks in collaboration with the Consumer Promotion Council (CPC), within 100 meters of any market where consumers can inquire on standard of products.”
This measure, according to him, will help check the influx of spurious products. The organization is also planning a percentage compensation initiative for customers, whereby the customer will get back his money and a percentage of sale as his compensation for buying substandard product.
Odumodu bemoaned the current constitutional law enabling the activities of the organisation, describing it as not in tune with the logistic challenges of enforcing the organisation’s mandate to stop the sales of unwholesome products in Nigerian markets.
He described level of faking in the country as unacceptable. “Since my appointment, I now understand and do appreciate the level of rot in the system and regarding the preponderance of substandard products in Nigeria,” he said, adding that as part of his initiative to rid the country of substandard products, the organization is going to engage other countries in bilateral agreements in this regard.
Odumodu revealed that the planned Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on importations between China and Nigeria is not going through because of the failure of the parties to come to a compromise on warranty and liability for unwholesome products.
He promised to build a new laboratory in Lagos to improve the competence of technical staff in the organization and position it to successfully combat importers of substandard goods in Nigeria. He said the initiatives put in place by his new management team, guarantees massive reduction of substandard goods in the market within one year.
Odumodu said part of the agenda of the organization is to increase the competitiveness of Nigerian made goods abroad. This, he said, is achievable through addressing the infrastructural problems that have bedeviled the manufacturing sector of the economy.
On account of this, the organisation is re-tooling its regulatory instruments which include creation of Son desks in all markets in Nigeria to combat the proliferation of substandard goods in the country.
Dr. Joseph Odumodu of Son said to this effect, the organisation will approach the National Assembly to review the enabling laws guiding the operations of the agency to allow for a more effective policing against the proliferation of substandard products in Nigeria.
Odumodu spoke during Crystal Award Night organised by the Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (Cican). “We will create Son desks in collaboration with the Consumer Promotion Council (CPC), within 100 meters of any market where consumers can inquire on standard of products.”
This measure, according to him, will help check the influx of spurious products. The organization is also planning a percentage compensation initiative for customers, whereby the customer will get back his money and a percentage of sale as his compensation for buying substandard product.
Odumodu bemoaned the current constitutional law enabling the activities of the organisation, describing it as not in tune with the logistic challenges of enforcing the organisation’s mandate to stop the sales of unwholesome products in Nigerian markets.
He described level of faking in the country as unacceptable. “Since my appointment, I now understand and do appreciate the level of rot in the system and regarding the preponderance of substandard products in Nigeria,” he said, adding that as part of his initiative to rid the country of substandard products, the organization is going to engage other countries in bilateral agreements in this regard.
Odumodu revealed that the planned Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on importations between China and Nigeria is not going through because of the failure of the parties to come to a compromise on warranty and liability for unwholesome products.
He promised to build a new laboratory in Lagos to improve the competence of technical staff in the organization and position it to successfully combat importers of substandard goods in Nigeria. He said the initiatives put in place by his new management team, guarantees massive reduction of substandard goods in the market within one year.
Odumodu said part of the agenda of the organization is to increase the competitiveness of Nigerian made goods abroad. This, he said, is achievable through addressing the infrastructural problems that have bedeviled the manufacturing sector of the economy.
