The Director
General, Salim Farouk, who made the remark at an interactive workshop and
capacity building for journalists, yesterday with the theme: Improved Synergy
to Promote Standardisation, said, already, the organisation was working with
the National Assembly to strengthen quality infrastructure such as equipping
regional laboratories to bring services nearer to the stakeholders and make greater
contributions to the diversification of
the nation’s economy.
Other
presentations made at the session emphasised on efforts of the organisation to
sanitise the nation of substandard goods for a better welfare.
Farouk noted that his administration was building on
existing structures and achievements over the years to improve on service
delivery as well as relationship with stakeholders, including the media.
Reeling out
some of the organisations’ achievements in the past 10 months since his
assumption of duty, the DG noted that the organisations has interacted
extensively with different categories of stakeholders on how to
collectively take SON to the next level
for the good of the economy and the welfare of the Nigerians.
He added
that the capacity of the National
Metrology Institute is already enhanced
with acquisition of new equipment for calibration activities in diverse areas
of measurement like flow volume.
The SON
boss disclosed that the organisations was embarking on aggressive marketing of
key service offerings such as product certification, local and international
accredited laboratory services, internationally accredited management systems
certification among others.
In a recent
developement, a team of the Surveillance, Investigation and Monitoring (SIM)
Unit of SON has uncovered a lubricant adulterating syndicate at a residential
property situated at number 25 Isoko Street Sunny Bus-stop, Ojo in the Alaba
International Market area of Lagos State.
The sting
operation swooped on the location and arrested a primary suspect, Mr Chizoba
Emmanuel, who was found on the premises with various drums of base oil and
empty drums used to mix and repackage the substandard lubricants.
At the
location, Director General SON Mallam Farouk Salim who was represented by the
Coordinator SIM Unit, Mr Suleiman Isa described the discovery as shocking,
stating that it is indeed a wake-up call for Nigerians and particularly the
organisation that there is still work to be done.
According
to him, despite SON’s several arrests in the past, deviant Nigerians persist in
the act of adulterating engine oil and selling to unsuspecting Nigerians
destroying machinery and engines.
“SON will
not relent in the ongoing fight against unscrupulous elements who persist in
defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians through their dubious acts,” he said.
The SON
boss thereafter advised importers and local manufacturers to always do the
right thing by upholding standards in all their undertakings, stating it will
ensure a vibrant economy through the strengthening of businesses as they adhere
to international best practices.
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