Business
‘Stop Importation Of Sub-Standard Goods’
The Director-General of
the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr Joseph Odumodu, on Wednesday urged maritime stakeholders to stop importation of sub-standard products.
Odumodu made the plea at a one-day Stakeholders Forum on the Maritime Industry organised by SON in Lagos.
The theme of the Forum is: “Seamless Importation: Building Stakeholders Synergy and Fostering Trade without Compromising Standards’’.
According to him, maritime plays a critical role in the development of the country.
“The nation needs patriotic and passionate Nigerians that will make commitments by ensuring that people bring the right products into the country.
“SON’s assessment of the society is the overflow of sub-standard products.
“The effect of this situation is that a lot of local manufacturers have closed down,” he said.
The director general said that the closures were due to the fact that they have not been able to compete with importation of sub-standard products.