Today is a dream come true for over 30 deserving companies certified to be awarded certificates from the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state capital, on Friday, 21st March 2025.
Mr Joshua Akachukwu Otu, the CEO of DMS International Limited, the manufacturer of Dimess table water, a subsidiary of DMS International Limited, and one of the awardees, expresses his gratitude as he narrates his ordeal.
“He said that it is a rare privilege to be identified with SON and MANCAP; I see it as a lifetime investment and an opportunity to explore the business world.”
“I can’t forget the hurdle I went through for not having SON and CAP certificate when I was doing importation, if I contract some distributors to market my products, the moment they find out it’s not SON or MANCAP certified, they wouldn’t distribute it, they simply avoided me so they won’t get into trouble, that makes me sad but I was not discouraged, it was a great challenge to me, so when MANCAP came to my factory and saw what I was doing and they were impressed, they advised me to apply for these certification, I went through the requisite processes until I obtain the certificates and we are here to celebrate the victory with my beautiful wife, and my staff, you can see others celebrating theirs too. It was not an easy process”.
“This feat that I have attained today has given me the leverage to approach big companies like Shoprite and many others, and they gladly accept my products. I even export my products without prejudice.
“What this certification means for me and my company is an opportunity to explore the business world. For instance, our operation base was limited; we were only operating in Ebonyi State before. After the certification, we have moved to Enugu and Anambra. You can see that we are growing. In a few years to come, we will be everywhere in Nigeria; that’s my vision.”
“I am very grateful to SON and MANCAP for giving me the opportunity to leverage it, and I encourage small business owners to follow the steps we have taken; in the end, they will be happy they did.”
News at its peakSenator Ogba host over 80 couples whom he sponsored their marriages
By, Prince Solomon Okorie
The senator representing Ebonyi central senatoral zone Senator Joseph Obinna Ogba has broke record that has never been recorded in the history of Ebonyi central zone at his country home Akalagu in Ishielu Local government Area of the state.
Addressing Journalist, senator Ogba noted that it is out of his willingness to celebrate couple who he sponsored to gain thier marrital vow over the years, adding that his adimistration will not fail to support them for their complementary roles towards rebuilding peace
His words: I am happy to see you today, I will create a platform where I can attend to your individual needs and will empower those of you that needs empowerment, this an inaugural meeting and I will make it an annual event. By the vertue of the fact that I sponsonred your marrriages you are now my adopted sons and dauthers and your children are my grand children, we are now one family, I can assure you, with this meeting we will be acquainted with one another". He sympatized with one of them that lost her husband to death.
Unlike political promises that characterise such event, the law maker admitted that it was not politically motivated as he does not even know some of them out of over 80 couples he sponsored, he said he started the programme back then when he was the PDP state party chairman over 18 years ago.
He stressed the need for family to be united to toe the trajectory of peace as the fulcrum of human development.
Furthermore, senator Ogba advise the couple to always bring up their children in the way of th Lord.
Noting that there is no family that doed not have problem but always learn how to resolve without third party.
Some of the beneficiaries; Engr. Ekuma Innocent, Dr. Clenus and Barr. Anselem Enigwe former Ebonyi LG chairman who speak on behalf of the beneficiaries said that it was a rare privilege that Sen. Ogba chose to sponsor their marrusges even before he became a senator, they further congratulated senator ogba for his kind gesture in meeting up their heart desires especially sponsoring them to exchange marritel vows as most of them do not have money back then by implication they would have miss their spouses. They thanked for securing federal job for many of them... Guidepost News
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