25 April 2011 Isaac Aimurie, Abuja with agency report
Irked by the ease with which sub-standard power generating sets manufactured in China make inroad into the Nigerian market due largely to poor monitoring by Nigeria’s regulatory agencies, a Chinese manufacturer has called on the Federal Government to set up a mechanism to check the importation of fake generators into Nigeria.Mr Bill Cai, marketing director, Launtop Group, manufacturers of generators, made the call yesterday in Fuzhou, China, while speaking with a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He said the call became necessary in view of the many complaints being received of many fake generators flooding the Nigerian market.
He said while it was true that such generators originated from China but Nigerian dealers encouraged unscrupulous Chinese manufacturers to manufacture fake products in order to make more profit.
“In Nigeria, the Tiger brand of generator is on the high demand and people complain of having lots of fake from China.
“In China, we have more than five different companies using the brand name Tiger while it is only one that is the original manufacturer, so most marketers from your country prefer to purchase from cheaper source,” Cai said.
He said he was optimistic that when such mechanism was put in place, it would ensure that only original products are produced and exported to Nigeria.