Government Agencies’ Inaction on Prosecuting Sub-Standard Cable Sellers Threatens Cable Quality and Fuels Fake Cable Sales in Nigerian Markets.
He said cable adulteration in markets across the country was rooted in the marketplace rather than within corporate offices.Onafowokan criticised the lack of decisive action, saying: “We are 100 percent against adulterated and fake cables. The key problem is in our markets across the country. The adulteration is not done in the offices but in the market. We have not seen anyone prosecuted for selling sub-standard cables in Nigeria,”He pointed out that a government agency seized over nine containers of sub-standard cables at a warehouse in Ajangbadi, but despite the seizure, the cables were not destroyed and were eventually returned to the market after two years.
He said that there is a need for a collective effort to combat the sale of sub-standard cables even as he urged electricians to insist on using standard cables, adding that “the current situation is detrimental to the business”.He seized the opportunity of the visit to unveil an anti-sub-standard electric materials campaign aimed at combating the proliferation of fake wires, which they described as hazardous to human life and property.
