Electrical Dealers, SON Partner On Fake Accessories Control

The leadership of Electri
cal Dealers Association in Rivers State has vowed to partner with the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and other relevant government agencies in the fight against influx of electrical materials and accessories in the state.
President of the association, Mr Everest Egbodo disclosed this last Wednesday in an interview with The Tide in Port Harcourt.
“To a large extent, I know it is difficult for us here in the market to combat it because here is not border or wharf where those fake materials come in through,” Egbodo said but stated that the association could checkmate easily those recoating cables with brand names to enable them sale at original prices.
The association boss explained that most times the fake materials look quite like original ones and at times look better than the real ones but stressed that long experience in the business would enable the union leadership and its committees to identify them. “I assure you, we shall expose any such fraudulent practices and hand those involved to appropriate agencies to face the music.
He regretted that the sale affects the image of genuine dealers and also poses great danger in view of the fact that fake electrical materials could spark up fire or explosion and cause wide spread damages at homes and offices where they were used.
Egbodo said, since his leadership of the association, members were always warned against dealing on substandard materials and fraudulent practices and pointed out that the campaign would be sustained for the interest of genuine dealers and the general public who patronise them.
“The onus is on SON to start from the boarder and wharf to check them before they get to the open market in Nigeria,” he maintained.
He however regretted that the association lacks the equipment to test the materials and appealed to the appropriate agencies to possible assist the body with the machines as according to him, the association normally rise magnator to check and the such method is not enough.
The association boss however rated Nigerian cables amongst the best standard in the world and urged SON and other relevant agencies to increase the campaign as to protect the Nigerian indigenous manufacturers.

Chris Oluoh

L-R: Vice Chairman, Emerald Energy Resources Limited, Dr Jude Ameafule,chairman, Gladson Petrogas Limited, Dr Godwin Omene and former Presidential Adviser on Petroleum, Dr Emmanual Egbogah, at the 2014 Abuja Petroleum Roundtable in Abuja last Monday. Photo: NAN