A cross-section of the public has expressed fear and misgivings about the decision of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to install prepaid meters on electric poles outside the homes of customers.Some said the move poses security threat and would endanger the lives of consumers, who fall victims to armed robbers and other social miscreants.Nii Adjei Annan, a resident of Awoshie told the Ghana News Agency in Accra that installation of meters outside the dwelling places of consumers is “an attempt to endanger lives and property”.Naa Lamiley, a seamstress at Mallam said: “ECG now wants to expose our lives and that of our children to armed robbers who are becoming bolder by the day.”“Why are our own people becoming so heartless with no sympathy for fellow compatriots?” she asked.Yvonne Nelson, a social worker, said the security implications for the ECG exercise far outweighed any benefit the company aimed at gaining.She remarked: “If ECG says when you buy credit it loads automatically then they might as well leave our meters in our homes so that when we buy, it is automatically loaded. ...
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