Court remands dealers charged with inscribing fake SON mark on adulterated engine oil
SON says the offence is punishable under section 26(a) and (b) of Standards Organisation of Nigeria Act, 2015.
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The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered that two businessmen accused of dealing in adulterated engine oil products be remanded in Ikoyi prison.
The judge, Chuka Obiozor, issued the remand order after the
Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) arraigned the two men on five counts, including fraudulent inscription of fake SON mark and certification number on the alleged substandard products.
SON alleged that the defendants – Vanger Luper and Bright Ogbuagu – inscribed the fake SON mark and certification number on forged labels of Total, Mobil, Forte Oil and MMASCO to deceive unsuspecting buyers.
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A director at the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Dr Friday Okpara, implored MSMEs to avoid new investments and they should not be in a hurry to expand their business in order to survive in 2021.
“MSMEs should cut their cloth according to their size. They should consolidate what they are doing. They should try to watch their terrain and look inwardly.”
In his contribution, the Chairman of SME Group LCCI, Daniel Dickson-Okezie, urged small, medium, and micro businesses to embrace and optimise the use of digital resources and platforms to achieve desired objectives.
He insisted that business owners need to “Partner among themselves and merge where necessary in order to cope with emerging challenges. They need to get acquainted with recent government regulations such as The Finance Act 2020 and The Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020. This will enable them to be in compliance and avoid sanctions.
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) said it has devised more efficient measures against importation of substandard products to protect local manufacturers in the country.