The Senior Special Assistant to Ebonyi Governor on Urban Development, Hon. Maxwell Umahi on Thursday, advised citizens of the state not to build or trade under high-voltage electricity cables.
Umahi advised in an interview in Abakaliki, noting that such an act endangers people's lives.
The governor's aide said that people should consider the deadly consequences of building or trading under high-voltage electricity cables and apply necessary precautionary measures to stay alive.
"We have seen people electrocuted while staying or conducting activities under high voltage cables when such falls from the poles.
"The victims die through severe burns and get maimed in lesser repercussion, cases.
He advised people who are already living and trading under such cables to relocate before the state government takes necessary actions.
"The administration of Gov. Francis Nwifuru is a responsive one that is desirous to secure the lives and properties of its citizens.
"The government is desirous to enforce necessary building regulations to ensure the safety of its citizens,"
Umahi urged the citizens to continue supporting Nwifuru's administration to continue delivering democratic dividends to them.
"The people's charter of needs is on course and will meet the yearnings of the people,"
