By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

Amanuke community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State over the weekend decried the stealing of two generators in the area said to have been donated by MTN.

The villagers who took to the road to protest the disappearance of the generators accused the President General, PG and his supporters of the crime.

Addressing the media shortly after the protest held at the community's village square over the weekend, the leader of the protesters, Chief Okafor Ebubedike, described the action as regrettable, saying that all efforts made to recover the stolen generator sets had not yielded any positive result.

He said that the ugly incident has seriously affected the economic and social life of the community and also brought total embarrassment and shame to the town.

Okafor added: “The young men who rely on power to do their work have been sent back to the streets.

“Also there is backwardness as well as the rancour trailing the enthronement of a traditional ruler in the area.”

He further decried the level of decay in the community, which he blamed on the tussle over the community’s traditional stool and president general.

“Life had been miserable for them and the tussle over their traditional stool was their major concern.

“The generator sets were donated to the community by the communication company, MTN, free of charge.

“So, we are appealing to His Excellency, the Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Soludo, to come to our rescue. All we need as it stands now is a peaceful reconciliation of the 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.

Efforts to reach the President General his reaction failed as his mobile line unreachable.