A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rev Simeon Nwaulu, has advised the federal government that adherence to the principles of federal character can go along way to end the Biafra agitation.

Nwaulu, who is the National Coordinator of Rochas Fan Club, proffered the solution on Wednesday, at a press conference in Owerri, Imo state.

Nwaulu also noted that margin­alisation has become one of the burning issues in the country that needs to be addressed for peace to reign.

Therefore, he stressed that a revisit of the federal character will be a panacea for the agitation of Biafra.

He said: “There is no doubt that of all the six geo-political zones of Nigeria, the Southeast is the most marginalised in everything.”

The APC chieftain, noted that the former vice president, Dr Alex Ekwueme, and few others spearheaded the formation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 1998, “but shockingly, he was denied the presiden­tial ticket of the party in 1999, because he was from the South-East zone. Owelle Rochas Okorocha was de­nied twice the presidential ticket in 2003 and 2007 be­cause he was from the South East.

“The resurgence of pro- Biafra agitators is due to the marginalisation of the people of South-East and the Federal Government has to urgently address this anom­aly if there is to be progress in the country,” Nwaulu opined.

SOURCE: http://www.dailywatchng.com/2015/11/biafra-apc-chieftain-suggests-ways-to-end-protests/

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National Coordinator of Rochas Fan Club?