Alarmed by the increasing death of Nigerians through inhalation of fumes from electricity generating sets popularly known as generators, the President, Good Governance Initiative, GGI, Mr. Festus Mbisiogu, has called on the Federal Government to urgently take steps to halt the trend. He said at the last count no fewer than 10,000 Nigerians have over the years died from poisonous 'generator' fumes, especially in the years between 2008 and 2014.

Attributing this unfortunate situation to the massive use of generators in the country, he urged government to intensify efforts towards energy improvement.

This, he said, will ensure that lives and property are secured, adding that consistent usage of power generating machines in the country is like a time bomb waiting to explode.


Recounting the number of Nigerians who lost their lives as a result of fumes and or explosions from power generating machines within the past two decades, Mbisiogu suggested that the Nigerian government should make it a point of priority to design a progressive model to achieve uninterrupted power generation in the country.

Although, the GGI President commended the Jonathan administration for initiating the process for achieving sustainable electricity in the country, he also stated that responsible Nigerian authorities should be committed to the concerted efforts made by President Jonathan towards sustainable power generation, adding that the National Assembly, stakeholders, political parties and well-meaning Nigerians should arise and fight the terror of power failure and avoid the docile approach and weakness presented.

"President Goodluck Jonathan is the only President who succeeded in privatizing the power sector and his effort towards ensuring consistent electricity in the country should not be thwarted, either by vandals and or corrupt minded Nigerians. Fact is that uninterrupted power supply would reduce poverty, unemployment, massive foreign Direct Investments (FDIs), and improve standard of living an growth of indigenous human capital," Mbisiogu argued.

According to him: "The poor state of power and electricity in the country, and the suffering of common Nigerians are unimaginable. On a daily basis, most homes, businesses and institutions spend a huge part of their income on generator purchase, service and maintenance. Manufacturing industries end products cost prices have increased and consumers are struggling to stay above the water.

"The story is also the same in the health sector, where many lives were lost due to the epileptic nature of electricity and power generation in the country. Everyday, we hear stories on how the country would progress if there was constant power supply and I strongly believe it's the duty of Nigerians to make it a reality."

Similarly, he said that 2000 factories in the country were forced to shut down between the year 2000 and 2014 as a result of unsteady power supply and high cost of running generators, adding that research statistics recently obtained by GGI showed that over 10,000 Nigerians have lost their lives as a result of fumes and explosions from generators.

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This country is indeed a sad tapestry of sadness and sorrow...

Wow! Generator fumes killed more people than Boko haram in just 6 years .

They should haue given us the statistics by state. Lies from the pit of the supporter of APC

It's not funny, how people get killed using it baffles me...well i guess it ignorance & illiteracy. Basic safety measures, they'll not observe.

Omexonomy: They should haue given us the statistics by state. Lies from the pit of the supporter of APC

enlightenment, we are nothing without it

Yet Governments are banning cigarettes in public and even in your car, as well as approving anti-Gay bill in record time.

When it comes to things that really, really, really-really matter though, like formulating a bill to ban gens or increase importation taxes on them and ensuring the availability of power around the country, they start to yarn dust, like we have scientists locked in a lab somewhere trying to discover electricity for the first time.

SMH! The world already knows that V=IR, so no need trying to recreate the works of Benjamin Franklin, Leyden jars, Henry Cavendish , Maxwell and ofcourse Georg Ohm.

Don't want to curse anybody on a Sunday, somebody hold me, nonsense!

And some delude fools said we shouldn't use coal to produce electricity because it pollutes the environment? What absolute nonsense.
Meanwhile, the developed countries keep using coal as their number one source of electrical energy.
Let us keep deceiving ourselves.

Touche!

UchihaMadara: Yet Governments are banning cigarettes in public and even in your car, as well as approving anti-Gay bill in record time.

When it comes to things that really, really, really-really matter though, like formulating a bill to ban gens or increase importation taxes on them and ensuring the availability of power around the country, they start to yarn dust, like we have scientists locked in a lab somewhere trying to discover electricity for the first time.

SMH! The world already knows that V=IR, so no need trying to recreate the works of Benjamin Franklin, Leyden jars, Henry Cavendish , Maxwell and ofcourse Georg Ohm.

Don't want to curse anybody on a Sunday, somebody hold me, nonsense!

Na my eyes, Alarmy na person name? Abeg change it to Alarming.