The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has sought the collaboration of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu to check the proliferation of substandard products in the Southeast geopolitical zone.
Enugu State Coordinator of SON, Engr. Peter Ameh, told Commander of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Murtala Abu, whom he visited that its collaboration was needed, especially in Enugu State.
Ameh explained that SON desired collaboration particularly in terms of intelligence sharing, surveillance and enforcement drives useful to the organisation. It also desired collaboration, especially on states’ border operations and SON’s general security support in Enugu State, he added.
The SON coordinator stressed that the organisation was determined to strengthen collaborative ties with all security agencies and with sister enforcement agencies in the country. He expressed concern about the negative economic impact of incessant influx of substandard and fake products into Enugu State.
“The visit is to strengthen the collaborative relationship between SON and the garrison in fighting the menace of substandard products produced locally or smuggled into the country. “The impact of substandard products in the markets, including at army’s `Mammy Market’, are of huge risk to consumers,’’ he said.
Ameh also requested the permission of Brig.-Gen. Abu to carry out an awareness campaign at the cantonment’s “Mammy Market’’ so as to educate traders about products’ standards and standardisation.
