Traders of Building Material International Market, Ogidi; New Tyre
Market Nkpor; Electrical Market Obosi; Electronic Dealers Association,
Onitsha; Amalgamated Tyre Dealers Association, Nkpor and Iron Road
Dealers Association, Bridge Head Onitsha,yesterday embarked on
solidarity rally for the Standard Organization of Nigeria, SON.
The solidarity rally which kicked off from Dennis Memorial Grammar
School, DMGS, Onitsha, saw the traders and their leaders marching round
the major streets in Onitsha, chanting pro SON, and Dr Joseph Odumodu
songs, in appreciation of the good work the organization is doing in the
campaign against substandard products and goods.
The traders also displayed placards with inscriptions as: “SON has
saved us from fake and substandard products;” “Products fakers are
wicked, all thanks to SON for saving us;” “Substandard goods have been
reduced from 80 percent to 30 percent all by SON efforts; “Dr Odumodu
is the right man for SON”; SON, thank you for operation flush-out
substandard goods;” ‘SON has improved standardization in Nigerian
markets,” among others.
The traders leaders took time, one after the other to address newsmen
shortly after the solidarity rally. They also called on those against
the operational methods of SON to have a rethink because the agency is
for the good of all Nigerians.
Spokesman of the Iron Rod Dealers Association, Bridge Head / Atani
Road,Mr. Ifeanyi Ezeugo said,
“we are here in support of what SON is
doing for saving the lives of the people of Nigeria by fighting against
substandard goods and adulterated goods
“For instance, we all know about the upgrading of cement to three G, buildings do not fall constantly again”.
President of New Tyre Market Association Nkpor, Chief Sunday
Ezenwobi in his speech said “the solidarity rally is a commendable move
to encourage a working organization. We cannot only find faults in an
organization, we have done similar rally before and we are doing it now
and will do it in future if SON continues the good work it is doing”.
Former Secretary General of Building Materials International Market,
Ogidi, Chief Emeka Okafor, who spoke on behalf of the chairman of the
market said: “The solidarity rally in support of SON and protest against
those fighting the organization has become very imperative because the
traders who are involved in selling building materials have seen that
this is very necessary at this time to save the lives of our people from
avoidable building collapse.”
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