The move is in line with the Federal Government policy review on importation of goods into the country
The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) has announced that it will scrutinize the process of the importation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cylinders (LPG) in order to maintain efficiency.
Joseph Odomodu, the Director General of SON disclosed this at the second Nigeria Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association conference held in Lagos.
According to him, the move was in line with the Federal Government policy review on importation of goods into the country.
Odomodu said the agency will commit the importers of the LPGs to taking responsibility for the re-qualification of imported cylinders, which would curtail any discrepancy on their part.
?The framework should be approved by the stakeholders for implementation?, which he believes will promote healthy competition and encourage creativity and improved safety standards for the millions of Nigerians that use LPGs? Odomodu said. ?It will be appreciated if a positive decision is taken on this proposal and be included in the communiqu? to be passed after this conference?.With this policy plan in view it is expected that stakeholders in this sector will cooperate with the regulatory body to achieve this objective.
The nation?s certification bearer further revealed that all importers of LPG will be mandated to attend an orientation programme with trained personnel on how to maintain and keep track of LPG cylinders.
The agency is to adopt an operational guidelines that will ensure products imported into the country have an effective validation mechanism.
This new strategy is to be managed and coordinated by a technical committee that will consist of members from key sectors of the economy to give a broad-based perspective for quality compliance.
