By Egwu Ben Obasi
Aside
from terrorism, threats to our lives are ceaselessly coming left,
right and centre, and we still seem uncertain as to when the next will hit us.
If it is not HIV/AIDS pandemic, it is the dreaded Lassa fever spread or bird
flu. If it is not Lassa fever or Bird flu, it is the ravaging viral
haemorrhagic fever, otherwise known as Ebola virus disease; and for some time
now electricity generator fumes occasioning deaths.
Electricity, as a form of energy supplied
through cables and wires for lighting, heating, and driving machines, helps to
power our technology and drive national development. Electricity generation
over the years has been from public sources. With perennial inefficiency in
power management over these years, and epileptic power supply that has
bedeviled our public power systems, Nigerians could not stand still but settle
for alternative sources. Electricity power generating sets become that ready
option open to most people for home comfort and business productivity. Abused
usages of these generators have had life-threatening consequences and deserve
attention to avert occurrences.
