An Ilorin, Kwara State-based legal practitioner, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, has advised Nigerians to always patronise goods made in the country.

Mr Abdullahi, who gave the advice in Ilorin on Saturday during an interview, said most people were fond of glorifying foreign-made goods to the detriment of homemade ones.

According to him, most Nigerians prefer to pay high prices for substandard goods and products from abroad than to pay lesser for high quality made-in-Nigeria goods.

“We see anything Nigeria-made as ‘fake.’ We prefer to buy substandard abroad goods rather than quality homemade goods. Nigerians must wake up and appreciate their own goods rather than investing in other people’s economy.

“You see some people paying huge amounts of money for some foreign clothes that are not worth it. When you ask them to pay for Nigeria wears, they will tell you God forbid. We need to change our mentality and value what we have. It is not everything in Nigeria that is fake,” he said.

The legal practitioner, however, called on the government at all levels to ensure strict monitoring of goods produced in the country.

He advised the government to task the Standard Organisation of Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control and other relevant agencies not to compromise on their duties.

“Government must ensure strict supervision is made via their machineries to ensure quality goods are in circulation,” he said.

(NAN)