CABLE Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (CAMA) has called on the federal government to give express authorisation to Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to destroy any facility found to be warehousing substandard products.

National President of CAMA, Mr. Ifeanyi Uzodike, who made the call on Wednesday, said that the association is appreciative of the job that the SON is doing, but for the agency to succeed in its efforts to rid the markets of substandard electric cables, the federal government should provide sufficient back-up needed for the agency.

According to him, such an authorisation would enable the SON to storm markets and indeed any other outlet in the country suspected to be supporting the sale and bringing in of substandard products into the country.

Uzodike said that other stern measures that should be taken include prosecuting any customs officer found to have cleared goods of questionable quality entering the country.

He underscored the immense danger which the country faces when substandard products are allowed to enter the country; saying first is threat or actual loss of human lives and property, and on the long run, a big dent to the image of the country and its citizens.

Making specific reference to the cable seizures, he said it was nothing short of sabotage given that it not only drains national resources, but also hinders the efforts of the Federal Government to provide more jobs and better living conditions for its citizens.