Non-governmental organization (NGO) Motor Vehicle and Road Safety Initiative has called on the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) to redouble efforts to stop low-quality vehicle batteries from entering the country.
The group said low-quality batteries not only act as economic drains, but can also negatively impact the health of drivers and passengers. He said the battery life is less than 12 months, rather than the globally recommended 48 months or more.
Chairman of the Motor Vehicle and Road Safety Initiative, Samuel Oliowo, said this while announcing the 2nd Annual Nigeria Automotive Industry Awards Ceremony scheduled for November 27th.
Mr Oliowo said SON has the obligation to pre-certify goods imported into the country. Especially automotive spare parts, lubricants and related products.
He said no single car battery brand, manufacturer or dealer category would be honored at the second ceremony in 2023.
He pointed out that there is an unfair influx of various low-grade car batteries into the country.
He said it was confirmed that Nigeria was incurring losses of over N150 billion due to counterfeit and low quality car batteries imported into Nigeria from different parts of the world every year.
Mr Oliowo disclosed that the upcoming awards are to continue to encourage excellence and celebrate the best and brightest stakeholders in the country, their products and services.
He made it clear that stakeholders in the Nigerian automobile sector and their brands/services that are not properly recognized during the award ceremony should be critically examined by automobile enthusiasts in Nigeria. I made it.
He said this regardless of the manager’s ability. Because the NGO’s technical/selection committee has worked diligently and thoroughly on its task of technically judging the stakeholders, their products and services worthy of the 2023 awards.