SON Vows To Free Nigeria From Substandard Products

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has promised to free the country from the proliferation of substandard products.

Malam Farouk Salim, the Director-General of  SON, said this at a news conference to mark the official commencement of events lined up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the organisation.

Saliim revealed that the organisation had adopted 213 industrial standards to checkmate the proliferation of substandard products.

He said that over 168 new standards were approved by SON for two years, adding that the organisation had gone through a series of transformations within the last 50 years.

On the golden jubilee celebration, the SON boss said that it had put together a historical compendium of the last 50 years of its evolutionary journey as a regulatory authority.

“This celebration is a moment of stock-taking and introspection with a view to charting the course of our giant strides into the future.

“I sincerely commend the efforts of our past and present management and staff who made enormous sacrifices to bring us to this enviable height.

“This celebration encompasses book launch, exhibitions by companies with Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP), and awards to deserving staff and companies who have distinguished themselves in strict adherence to SON ethical standards and regulatory frameworks.

“Just as the past has been presented to us on a golden plate, we shall strive to bring the future to generations to come in platinum by bequeathing to Nigeria, a faultless standardisation custom that will stand the test of time,’’ he stressed.