New SON DG Assumes Office, Vows to Prosecute Offenders

Barrister Anthony Osita Aboloma, yesterday in Abuja, assumed duty as the substantive Director General/CEO of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).This is also as he has vowed to use his background as a lawyer to push for the prosecution of those who deal in substandard products to another level.
In a brief hand-over ceremony, former acting Director-General of the agency, Paul Angya , said the agency in the last few months had doubled efforts in the war against substandard products and had made substantial progress in the implementation of its programmes.
While pledging his unreserved loyalty to the new DG, Angya enjoined the staff to support the new DG in order to lift the agency to greater heights.
He also drew his attention to ongoing efforts to ensure that goods being imported from China and other Asian countries conform to the nation’s industrial standard.
Specifically, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between China and Nigeria that would address the issuance of Certificate of Free Sale (CFS) to importers who request for the production of sub-standard goods for the country will be pursued.
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