Many Gambian families have long been victims of this calamitous menace, whose costs are always quite expensive to bear.
Fire outbreaks resulting from these electric sparks have posed great threat to both public and private institutions, which makes life quite hard for many.
The Brikama, Basse and parts of the Serrekunda markets have all once been razed down by infernos due to alleged electrical sparks. This had made life difficult and almost unbearable to many people, most of whom were poor and dependent on such markets to earn income for living.
However, such fire incidents have rendered many homeless and increased their desperation as they make life hard and even harder for many. Many of such victims are normally hosted by relatives, while they solicit support from the government when in such situations.
Additionally, the problem of power cuts and inability cannot be excluded when such occurs. It is fundamental to note that when electric spark occurs, it hampers work in both the private sector and public sector, and also interrupts businesses, which poses colossal economic losses to both private businesses and government as well.
Such impediment problems when they occur do not favour any nation with the aspiration to development, especially The Gambia, a developing nation, which is far off the track as far as development is concerned.
Therefore, this menace must be given the due attention and focus it deserves to save the populace from evitable catastrophe. The past devastation must serve as a wake-up call for all Gambians, in particular concerned authorities.
NAWEC as the duty bearer in as much as electricity is concerned, must try to familiarise itself with these problems and try to come up with mechanisms to prevent such occurrences. For individuals and electrical agencies, they also should try to always desist from doing work below standard.
Thus, this calls for more preparedness and a robust planning and mechanisms to stop such from happening or at least be able to fully contain them when they occur with less or no problems caused.
Moreover, NAWEC has a huge role to play as the sole national company responsible for electricity management. A trajectory must be taken as proactivity is a vital way to stop such problems. Such has been happening for too long, and it is high time that NAWEC and other electrical agencies start learning lessons to tackle this menace once and for all.