The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Wednesday said it would start firing the chief executive officers of power firms who treat safety issues with levity.
The resolve, NERC said, was based on the high rate of deaths from electrocution recorded in the power sector between 2012 and July 2013.
According to the commission, 161 persons lost their lives during the period as a result of electrocution, adding that some of the deaths were due to negligence on the part of the chief executives of the affected firms.
Speaking at a consultation workshop on health and safety code for the Nigerian electricity supply industry, the Chief Executive Officer, NERC, Dr. Sam Amadi, said, “We have decided to punish financially, and in many cases, remove the CEOs (of power firms) who show flagrant negligence to issues of health and safety.
“From statistics available to the commission, last year alone, the industry witnessed 102 deaths from electrocution across the country and 72 injuries. In 2013, between January and July, the country witnessed 59 deaths and 60 injuries. These figures are, to say the least, extremely high and unacceptable.”
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