Mohammed Shosanya
Nigeria loses over N150 billion annually to import of fake, low grade automobile batteries into the country,the President of Automobiles And Road Safety Initiative,Mr. Samuel Oloyede Oriowo,has said.
Oriowo,who disclosed this in a statement ahead of the group’s second edition of its award ceremony slated, lamented undue influx of various low grade classifications of automobile batteries in the country.
He implored President Bola Tinubu to take positive actions and prioritize the production of automobile parts locally to save the country of seriously needed foreign exchange and stop boosting foreign economies at the expense of the home country.
“The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) charged with the duties of prior certification of goods being imported into the country; especially automobile spare parts, lubricants and allied products should double-up in their efforts at preventing low grade automobile batteries into the country as the low quality batteries could be harmful to motorists and commuters health; aside being economic drain pipes, the batteries’ life span are below 12 months instead of about 48 months and more as globally recommended.”
Oriowo explained that the essence of the forthcoming second Nigeria Annual Automotive Industry Award is to keep encouraging excellence and to celebrate the best and the brightest of the stakeholders, their products and services in the country.
