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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Anayo Okoli UMUAHIA — MEMBERS of the Umuahia Premier Club have joined the South East Senate Caucus to condemn the exclusion of the South Eastern region from the Federal Government’s rail line project, describing it as continuation of the marginalization of the region. They have therefore called on Igbo leaders to join hands with South East Senators to oppose this and ensure that the zone was not shortchanged in this arrangement. Members of the the Club made their position known on the issue during at 2017 Annual General Meeting held in Umuahia. According to the President of the Club, Chief Nnanna Achiugo, “the club supports the position of the chairman of South East Senate Caucus, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe who opposed the plans to exclude the South East region from rail projects of the Federal Government”. Achiugo said the plan was “an indication that South Easterners are not included in the affairs of the nation”. Achiugo also lamented the “militarizatio...