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LITFC to convene strategic meeting on substandard products in Lagos

The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management, Barr. Vera Ndanusa has expressed the Agency’s readiness to convene strategic meeting on substandard products and other key matters concerning the complex.

The ED, who made this known in a statement issued to journalists on Saturday, noted that Presidents of all associations in the complex will be invited for the topical discourse.

Meanwhile, Barr. Vera vowed to sanction any dealer or importer of substandard products into the complex by any means and may lose his or her warehouse, and shops.

The ED, while reacting to the recent burst of a syndicate specializing in importing fake tyre (Not in Africa Tyre Village) by operatives of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), discountenanced the criminal act and vowed to follow up the matter even as SON is still investigating the matter.

She also made reference to an earlier similar incident at the BBA, where the operatives of NAFDAC bounced on the complex without recourse to the Management and made several seizures of substandard drinks.

The ED revealed that whereas NAFDAC is working on the case, Trade Fair Management is currently working out sanctions for such criminal offence in the complex and warned that any market association that by-passes the Management in reporting similar cases to agencies of the government will be adequately sanction for abuse of protocol.

“Trade Fair complex is known for quality goods and services and anybody that tries to embarrass that respect shall forfeit any physical investments he or she has in the complex,” she said.

Segun Kasali