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FG Urged To Impose Stiffer Penalty On Importers Of Adulterated Paint
Mr Anthony Da’Silva, Sales and Business Development Manager, Berger Paints Nig Plc, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to enforce stiffer penalty against importers of adulterated paint products.
Da’Silva made the call in Abeokuta while addressing painters and distributors of the company’s products.
He said that the uncontrolled proliferation of adulterated paint products in Nigerian markets and its economic loss had hindered the nation’s economic growth.
Da’Silva condemned the N2,000 fine levied against anyone found guilty, saying the penalty was a deliberate way of encouraging adulterated products.
“It is unfortunate that this country is directly or indirectly boosting activities of those behind the adulterated products with the N2, 000 penalty placed on any offender.
“If anybody is caught for adulterated products, the maximum fine he will get is N2,000, inspite of the huge expenses one might have incurred in the prosecution, litigation and all that.
“The Federal Government should take a good legal step against adulteration of products to achieve undisturbed economic growth which will be mutually helpful to both public and private industries,” Da’ Silva said.
He said the importation of paints had paved way for the influx of unwholesome products into the Nigerian market, adding that imported paint products were unsuitable for the country’s tropical weather