The House of Representatives on Tuesday, urged the
Federal Government to intensify effort toward improving electricity supply in
the country to reduce usage of power generators in homes.
This was sequel to a motion by Rep. Emmanuel Akpan (Akwa/Ibom-PDP) on
the “need to address recurring cases of deaths caused by generator fumes in Nigeria.’’
Moving the motion, Akpan explained that over the years, there had been
reported cases of deaths allegedly caused by generator fumes, often resulting
in the killing of family members.
He recalled an incident which occurred on June 30, 2017 in Rumuomasi,
Port Harcourt, where a couple and four children were suffocated to death by
generator fumes in their apartment.
According to Akpan, many cases of deaths resulting from generator fumes
were not reported in spite an alarming increase in deaths arising from the use
of the generating sets.
He decried what he described as “failure’’ of Federal Government to take
adequate steps toward addressing the issue in spite of increasing number of
deaths associated with generators.
In his contribution, Rep. Segun Adekola (Ekiti-PDP) said that the chemical
from the generator fumes was a silent killer which had sent many people to
graves early.
The motion was unanimously adopted when it was put to a voice vote by
the Speaker, Mr Yakubu Dogara.
The House, therefore, urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory
Commission (NERC), National Electricity Management and Services Agency (NEMSA),
Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) and Ministry of Information to
jointly carry out public enlightenment on safe use of power generators.
The lawmakers also mandated the Committee on Power and Legislative
Compliance to ensure compliance with the resolution and report back within six
weeks.
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