
SON pledges to build laboratory in Calabar
SON pledges to build laboratory in Calabar

Director General of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON ) Mallam Farouk Salim,) has said that agency would build a laboratory complex in Calabar, Cross River State as part of the effort to ensure that the quality of goods produced in the country meet global standards.

Farouk who spoke during an inspection tour of the Ayade Industrial Park, on Thursday said that the laboratory would be sited at the Park, which houses a cluster of industries built by Governor Ben Ayade.

Commending Ayade, the SON DG said: “The governor is a man of foresight, as a professor with great ideas, it looks like there is more harmony between Cross River State and the Federal Government, which is the most important thing, because if there is harmony, there will be progress.
On his part, Ayade thanked SON for its decision to site its laboratory complex in Calabar, describing the move as a validation of his industrialisation policy and dividend of his alignment with the central government.