The people of Amanuke community in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State have protested over the disappearance of two lister generators donated to the town by the MTN.
The people, during the protest, held over the weekend, also indicted the President General of the community, Chief Chijindu Ezebuilo and some of his supporters in the disappearance of the generator. They further lamented that the criminal incident has strangulated the economic life of the town.
Speaking to journalists shortly after the protest, the leader of the protesters, Chief Okafor Ebubedike, said it was regrettable that all efforts made to recover the stolen items have proved abortive, stressing that both the economic and social lives of the people have also been affected by the incident. He also hinted that the story has brought a total embarrassment and shame to the town.
“All the young men who rely on power to do their work have been sent back to the streets,” he regretted.
He also attributed the stagnancy in the development of the town to the rancor trailing the enthronement of a traditional ruler in the area, whom, as well as the tussle over traditional stool and president general of the community.
Chief Ebubedike lamented that life had been miserable for them, adding that the tussle over their traditional stool was their major concern.
He also alleged that the President General and some people conspired to steal the two missing lister generators that serve as only source, which, he said, was powering the community with electricity.
“So, we are appealing to His Excellency, the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to come to our rescue. All we need as it stands now is a peaceful reconciliation of leadership crisis in the community; and this problem will be solved once and for all.
“Our people have always been supportive of his government and indeed the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) since 2002 and this is why we urge the State government not to abandon us to our fate,” Ebubedike pleaded.
The protesters were also heard welding placards with different inscriptions, as they expressed their displeasure with the matter.
Unconfirmed sources have it that the PG is currently in police custody as investigation begins on the matter.
