The Association of Ghana Industries has lauded President John Mahama’s directives for the immediate ban on the importation of electrical cables and transformers. According to the President, local businesses must take up the challenge to produce for the local market adding that many fire outbreaks in the country can be prevented if local businesses begin investing in the manufacturing of quality electrical cables and transformers. “Cables must be produced here, transformers must be produced here, meters must be produced here because our Ghanaian businessmen can set up those businesses to produce them”. She said this in an interview with the Ghana News Agency to commemorate African Industrialization Day of the United Nations which falls on November 20. President Mahama said he had confidence in companies such as Reroy Cables and Tropical Cables to be up to the task and move the local industry forward.