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| From left: Member, Senate Committee on Industries, Sen Barnabas Gemade; Chairman of the Committee, Sen Sam Egwu and Director General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr Osita Aboloma, during the Senate Committee’s visit to SON Office in Lagos on Monday (11/6/18). |
The
Senate Committee on Industry has called for the return of the Standards
Organisation of Nigeria, SON, to the Nigeria’s ports.
Senate Committee on Industry has called for the return of the Standards
Organisation of Nigeria, SON, to the Nigeria’s ports.
Senate Chamber Senator Sam Egwu, chairman of
the committee, made the call during an oversight function to SON’s offices and
laboratories in Lagos. He said it was necessary for the agency to have
first-hand information on goods berthing on the shores of the country before
being allowed into the markets, adding that Nigeria as a large scale importing
country must have its standard organisation at the nation’s point of entry, in
order to ascertain the quality of goods coming in.
the committee, made the call during an oversight function to SON’s offices and
laboratories in Lagos. He said it was necessary for the agency to have
first-hand information on goods berthing on the shores of the country before
being allowed into the markets, adding that Nigeria as a large scale importing
country must have its standard organisation at the nation’s point of entry, in
order to ascertain the quality of goods coming in.
Egwu stated: “We cannot overemphasis the issue
of standardisation, because it is the core for every manufacturing output. We
are not happy that SON has not been allowed to operate at its maximum capacity
especially with their presence being felt at the port. “Nigeria is import
dependent, with porous borders and for them not to be at the port to inspect these
goods first hand is not good enough.
of standardisation, because it is the core for every manufacturing output. We
are not happy that SON has not been allowed to operate at its maximum capacity
especially with their presence being felt at the port. “Nigeria is import
dependent, with porous borders and for them not to be at the port to inspect these
goods first hand is not good enough.
They
should be allowed to be at the port to see these products before they enter
into the market. Director General, SON, Osita Aboloma, told the committee that
steady progress had been made over the years under the current leadership of
the senate committee on industry.
should be allowed to be at the port to see these products before they enter
into the market. Director General, SON, Osita Aboloma, told the committee that
steady progress had been made over the years under the current leadership of
the senate committee on industry.
