The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has said that Nigerians would patronise made-in-Nigeria goods only if the products were competitive in quality and pricing.
DAILY POST reports that the monarch stated this when the president of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Otunba Francis Meshioye, paid him a visit to his palace in Benin City. A statement signed by Osaigbovo Iguobaro, Chief Press Secretary to Oba of Benin, made available to newsmen, said the monarch lamented the influx of fake imported goods, especially pharmaceutical products, into Nigeria by unpatriotic merchants.
'It is good to do more advocacy to patronise made-in-Nigeria goods, but if made-in-Nigeria goods are competitive in quality as well as pricing, I am sure that Nigerians will patronise them,' he said. The royal father called on relevant government agencies to address the fake drug menace and other factors that made illicit deals thrive.
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