SON Warns Importers Against Illegal Use Of Logo

The Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Osita Aboloma, has warned importers to stop using SON's logo to deceive consumers.

Aboloma who was represented by the Director in-charge of SON in Lagos, Kabir Mohammed, disclosed this at the sensitisation workshop for electronic dealers in Alaba, Lagos, emphasising that the act is unacceptable and fraudulent.

He said; “You are belabouring yourselves for promoting and selling another man’s products for over four decades.

“It is about time you owned your brand and we have the standard to support you. Again, it is wrong to put our logo on imported products without our authorisation. It is fraudulent and any importer caught in the illegal act will be prosecuted. ”

Responding to the development, the Director, Inspectorate, Compliance and Directorate, SON,  Obiora Manafa, said "the sensitisation workshop themed, ‘Promoting Self-Regulation to eradicate substandard electronics from Nigerian markets’, was to encourage electronic dealers by stimulating local production against importing."

“One strategy we are applying today is to promote self regulation and a Joint task force has been formed to fight the influx of substandard products into the country.

“We are also telling them that it is good for them to create their own brands instead of faking successful brands,” he said.

The Executive Chairman, Alaba Electronics, Mr Paulinus Ugochukwu, laud SON's effort in setting up the sensitisation workshop.