SON Sounds Alarm on Substandard Tyres: Calls for Urgent Action from Dealers

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The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has urged tyre dealers to stop importing substandard tyres into the country, emphasising the need to prioritise quality and safety ¹.

At a sensitisation programme held at the Apo mechanic village in Abuja, the Director General of SON, represented by Dr. Marilyn Waziri, Director SON, North Regional Zone, made a passionate appeal to retailers. “As a retailer, you have to select the type of tyres you are going to sell to consumers. Enough of substandard tyres,” she said.

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Waziri explained that with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Nigerian tyre dealers can export tyres to any country of their choice while also being able to import quality tyres from other countries. “If the country concentrates on substandard tyres and the other country brings quality, Nigerian tyres will be out of the market,” she warned.

The SON boss emphasised that substandard tyres have severe negative implications and should not be encouraged. “The campaign against substandard tyres is not aimed at putting them out of business but at ensuring road safety and market competitiveness,” she said.

Waziri revealed that SON has been working to reduce the influx of substandard tyres into the country and will be extending the sensitisation initiative to other parts of Nigeria. “We will be working closely with tyre dealers to ensure that only certified products are sold in Nigeria,” she said.

Chairman of the Abuja Automobile Dealers Association, Mr. Samuel Akah, commended SON for the initiative, assuring that dealers would comply with all stipulated measures to ensure tyre quality.

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