Finally, Nigeria, China begin move to rollback prevalence of fake products import
A new front capable of changing the not too favourable narratives used to describe goods from China to Nigeria is emerging.
This is courtesy of the China and Nigeria Chamber of Commerce (CCCN) which have agreed to put in place measures to tackle importation of substandard products from China to Nigeria.
President of CCCN, Ye Shuijin, who made the disclosure while addressing reporters in Abuja, argued that most of the imported fake products were not made in China.
He revealed that within few weeks, both the Chamber and Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) will seal some Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) crafted to stop rampant influx of substandard products into Nigeria.
According to him, “Most of the substandard products that came to Nigeria are not from China because the Chinese government has well structured standards in place for its products”.
“China products are of high quality, nonetheless the Chinese government is already cooperating with Nigeria to promote importation of quality products to Nigeria,” he said.
It would be recalled that SON had raised an alarm last year that 40 per cent of electrical and electronic appliances imported into Nigeria “are substandard and have caused disasters with destruction to lives and property.”
The federal agency also observed that all manner of uncertified food items coming from China are dumped in the country.
Earlier this year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said Nigeria spent N212.73 billion to import agricultural products in the last quarter of last year.
