National President of Association of Table Water Producers of Nigeria , Mrs Clementina Chinwe Ativie has blamed the increment in the price of Table Water to high cost of production.
According to Ativie, the increase in the price of Table Water was caused by many factors,adding that “I can tell you that, if we put the price, considering what it takes us to produce water, 99 per cent of Nigerians wouldn’t be able to to afford it. The same water that we are increasing the price is still N10. Table Water is N70 but the materials we use cost about N480, 000 to produce a tonne before. As I am talking to you now, we buy it N1, 500,000. So tell me why we cannot increase the price.
She also commended the Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control , Professor Mojosola Christiana Adeyeye for her commitments in maintaining high quality standards in the water production business. As part of its resolve to work hand in hand with the regulator, Ativie said ATWAP has already flagged-off of self-regulation, ostensibly targeted at joining hands with the regulatory body to achieve DG’s zero tolerance to substandard and low quality products in Nigeria.