7th November, 2016
The Plateau office of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has taken its campaign against sub-standard products to schools
in the state, according to the Coordinator, Mr Musa George.
“ We have embarked on an aggressive campaign against sub-standard products and have chosen to start from educational institutions,” George said in Jos on Monday.
He explained that the organisation chose to start with pupils and students in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions of learning to equip them with the knowledge to
identify sub-standard goods.
“ We want them to understand and appreciate the detriments of purchasing and consuming sub-standard products.
“We also want them to know how to identify these sub-standard and educate their peers and even their parents or guardians,” he said.
He said that during the campaigns, SON educated the students on the need to ensure that every product met certified standards before being purchased.
“ Every product must be safe and of standard; that is the only way to qualify into the Nigerian markets,” he said.
George said that the organisation had held sensitization programmes in 16 secondary schools and the Bokkos University in the last two months.
He decried the alarming rate at which Nigeria was being used as a dump site for sub-standard goods from other countries, pointing out that such goods were harmful to the people.
“The main mandate of SON is to ensure that all manufactured products complied with standards prior to introduction into the market; we shall continue to pursue that mandate aggressively,” he declared.