Osita Anthony Obaloma, director general of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has stressed the need for citizens to patronise Mandatory Assessment Conformity Programme (MANCAP)-certified
products as they have been produced in line with global standards and can compete as well.
Obaloma, who stated this weekend at the MANCAP Certificate Presentation to MUBAB Nigeria Ltd in Ilorin, Kwara State, equally charged the company management to be on the look-out by synergysing
with the distributors as experience had shown that adulterated of fake products was usually traced to improper monitoring and communication gap.
Represented by Esther Okon, Kwara coordinator for SON, Aboloma commended MUBAB Nigeria Ltd for compliance with the Nigerian industrial Standard and sacred mandate in the provision of quality products,
pointing out that with the certificate, the company was licensed to market its products within and beyond the shores of the country. MUBAB Nigeria Ltd had its first production on 13th Feb. 2013 with an initial production of 7,000 cartons per day and has expanded exponentially.
The nine certified products are; Sage hair treatment, Visage kitchen charm, dishwashing liquid detergent, Visage hand wash liquid detergent, Sage instant hair conditioner, Sage hair relaxer, Visage car wash liquid detergent, Visage bleach and Visage laundrymate liquid soap.
“Our local manufacturers are beginning to look inwardly and becoming more creative rather than going out there, bringing in substandard products. They are now producing it themselves under the watchful eyes of SON.
“Nigerian manufacturers should just hold on to standards as their watchword. As long as they have the standards, then they are likely to comply with the Nigerian industrial requirements.
“We thank Mr President for doing this because it is helping us to bring out talents and qualities in us. Now that the border has been closed, farmers have gone back to the farm and we the consumers are beginning to patronise our locally manufactured products. As Nigerians, we should not allow our country to be a dumping ground for substandard products,” said Okon.
Babalola Oyeyemi, chairman of MUBAB Nigeria Limited, who expressed delight over the development, as his company was first to receive three ISO and nine MANCAP certificates, said the company was planning to export its products to the international market.
He identified funding, double taxation, electricity as major challenges confronting the company, and canvassed for local manufacturers to be protected and well funded. He further said that banks should address the issue of exorbitant interest on loans.
SIKIRAT SHEHU, Ilorin
