SON Charges Manufacturers On Adherence To Standards For Global Competitiveness

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has reiterated that products and services must correspond to applicable standards to achieve global competitiveness.

The Director-General of SON, Farouk Salim, said this recently while delivering an address at a stakeholders’ forum, themed: “Achieving global competitiveness via standardisation. in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Salim, represented by the Director, Southwest Region, SON, Mrs Yeside Akínlabi, said it was important for manufacturers to have the ability to produce quality goods and services in line with relevant and international standards.

He said the organisation has continued to ensure that local products were of standard quality, while also certifying imported products to be of quality and standard.

He also said SON has ensured that products and services met the needs of consumers, ensured quality and safety as well as facilitated trade.

Salim said the doors of its 44 offices across the federation were open for technical support and expertise on the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP), among others.

“This programme is apt and it is what we need at this point in time. When you are into production, your purpose is to sell to the world as a global market.

“We want our manufacturers to ensure that whatever product that is produced or service that is rendered meets the requirements of the standards, and with this, the product will be competitive.

“The essence of the stakeholders’ forum is to let them know that trade is important as long as they are into manufacturing. They need to be competitive, the world is a global market and your product must meet standards.”

We want our manufacturers to ensure that whatever product that is produced or service that is rendered meets the requirements of the standards, and with this, the product will be competitive.

In his remark, the Senior Special Assistant to the D-G, Emeka Duru, observed that standardisation was key for Nigerian businesses to be able to compete in the international market.

Duru said the programme was brought to Ogun State for the stakeholders to understand the operations of SON and how it could assist them to boost their trade.