OPDO says NO to TPLF’s interference, for the second time in post Meles Ethiopia
The OPDO central committee that met this past week failed to elect a replacement for its ailing party chairman and president of Oromia, Alemayehu Atomsa. It is the second time that such an attempt to elect a new leader has been adjourned without success. During the first round that took place mid-August in Adama, the TPLF attempted to impose Aster Mamo. But she failed to garner even one third of the vote. The boiling confrontation was halted when Meles’ death was announced.
Still, the TPLF brought Mamo to sit in the EPRDF executive committee meeting with the aim of boosting her stature, even though she is not one of the nine that represent the OPDO in the 36 member EPRDF executive committee. Her and Workneh Gebeyehu’s ( Federal police commissioner) presence at that meeting without been officially delegated by OPDO , was seen as a direct affront to the leadership for their resistance two weeks earlier. The TPLF has often masterminded who could represent the OPDO in the coalition, but never has directly promoted someone to the EPRDF CC without at least symbolic and official endorsement by the parent party. Therefore, this blatant act was seen as deeply offensive, even by those in the OPDO who held reconciliatory tone towards the TPLF during the previous meeting in Adama.
The attack on the OPDO was intensified during the runup to the election to fill the seats vacated by Meles. Bereket Simon’s office purposely spread rumors alleging that the OPDO had been withholding Hailemariam’s appointment, while the truth was that the OPDO raised no objection because they were quite certain that appointment of Hailemariam Desalegn and Demeke Mekonnen was a done deal, as it has been a plan in place since 2010. Moreover, the TPLF men began encouraging selected individuals, particularly Kuma, to compete against Hailemariam – which is contrary to the OPDO’s collective decision to stay out. Having convinced members of the rest of the coalition to vote for the two, the TPLF was setting up the OPDO for sure defeat and the humiliation of its key leaders (the EPRDF CC is made up of 180 members, therefore even had all of the OPDO voted in favour of their candidate and won over some sympathizers from other parties, they would still have been outvoted).
Nevertheless, after Kuma was forced to withdraw due to intense protest by the OPDO, Azeb Mesfin , Meles’ widow, suddenly nominated Sufian Ahmed, who had no clue what was happening. Although Bereket Simon refrained from publicly naming the third candidate that lost to Hailemariam and Demeke, he immediately ‘leaked’ it to his friends, who announced to the world that Sufian was the loser with a mere five votes out of 180.
Therefore, this repeated and blatant act was seen as deeply offensive even by those OPDO leaders who held a reconciliatory tone towards the TPLF during the previous meeting in Adama. Moreover, the absence of any Oromo from among the five top executive posts (prime minister, deputy prime minister, defense, foreign and economy) infuriated restless mid-level leadership of the OPDO that still feels resentment over the 2010 mass purge.
During this second round of meetings, the TPLF, through Kuma Demeksa, once again pushed Aster Mamo to be accepted as chief of the OPDO. Yet after five days of meeting, the ‘mediators’ failed to convince the 51 member OPDO central committee to accept the candidate prefered by the Tigrean elites. On the third and fourth day, on their way home from the meeting, vocal members of the central committee were harassed and roughed up by TPLF security personnel that attempted to intimidate them into submission. However, this seems to have backfired, as the proposed candidate was overwhelmingly rejected.
Asked why there was so much opposition to Aster, some members of the Central Committee are quick to emphasize that their issue is not with her candidacy but with the manner in which the TPLF has been pushing to impose her. They say that had it not been for the TPLF’s interference, she could have been one of the top contenders for the post.
The younger and zonal level cadres who make up the bulk of the 51 member OPDO Central Committee are insisting, with greater determination, to bring back Abadula. We shall recall that two years ago, these groups ferociously fought against the removal of Abadula, leading to the arrests of some 120 of them, right from the conference hall by the Agazi commando. The TPLF does not want Abadula because he has become a unifying figure for the emerging generation Oromo technocrats that are sick and tired of interference and domination by Tigreans. Therefore, during the first round, the TPLF members argued that Abadula is not eligible to retake chairmanship of the OPDO because he participated in the armed struggle. But this argument fell flat after Abay Woldu, who took part in armed struggle, was elected to leadership of the TPLF.
Failing to break this gridlock, Bereket’s office writes this press release that blames external forces, namely the OLF for the problem. The objective is clear. It is to scare the resisting OPDO leaders into submission and to throw them to jail if they continue to resist.
As noted in my previous article:
By nominating Abadula and refusing to endorse TPLF’s choice, the senior leadership is attempting to assert institutional independence. TPLF could still install its favored candidate, but it will have to do so not through cooperation of the senior leadership as in the past, but rather by using force to crush this organizational dissent–in the process showing its ugly face.
That ugly face is already showing with the ongoing physical assault and verbal intimidation of key members of the OPDO central committee. This is likely to be followed with another round of purge and imprisonment. But for TPLF, the days of bullying individual leaders to induce collective submission of OPDO seems to be quickly slipping away.
The current development indicates that the OPDO is now capable of resisting TPLF interference, but have not built the necessary capability to assert its own will. It has evolved from spineless puppet into a restless junior partner. But it has yet to become a fully independent party capable of advancing the interest of its constituency. This evolutionary step might seem small, but it is a giant leap for the OPDO and a significant development for Ethiopia’s power politics.
Jawar Mohammed is a graduate student at Columbia University, and a political analyst with focus on the Horn of Africa. His articles are available at www.gulelepost.com.
it seems OPDO is trying to insist to do the right thing.
and all oromo are behind of them if……
Enough is enough! OPDO has to witness to be fully fledged independent organization like TPLF and ANDEM does and buy public trust. They have all skills and capacities of any kind that their peer orgs have. They have by far the greatest public support as compared to others if really they are fighting for their right to decide what is best for themselves (in EPRDF standard). They should say No more manipulation! No more puppetry!
“It has evolved from spineless puppet into a restless junior partner.”
I like that. I had the same feeling After my visit to Adama, Nekemte, Dirre and Finfine last winter. OPDO is taking a baby step and we need to clap for them.
A nice insight Jawar, @chem I don’t see any independence even in the ANDEM, if you look at how they have been appointing the party chairman and even the president of the region it has not been independent of the TPLF influence.
Eegee(faachoo) qeerransaa hin qabani, qabnaan garuu gad hindhiisani jedhama. This is what happened to OPDO this time. Fachoo qabanii jiru. kana booda gadhisuun isaaniif waan fayyadu natti hinfakkaatu. Isaanis kana waan sirriitti hubatan fakkaata.Waqni isaan haagargaaru!
Yoo of dandaánii ofiin dhaabachuu dandaán uummanni Oromoos taée warri dhugaati amanan hundi ni isaan deegaru. DhDUO duubatti hin deebiínni jabaanan siwaliin jirra. If they will be resistant enough, we Oromos are ready to provide all the support for OPDO. The independence of all the member parties of EPRDF is too much beneficial to all Ethiopian’s except for those selfish ones who want to exploite the citizens for ever. Bravo OPDO, keep it up! You the members of OPDO, you better die than accepting external imposition. Enough is enough!!!!!! Thans jawaro,
Qeeressaa eegee hinqabin
qabduu gadi hindhisiini
gadi dhiisinaan galagalee sii nyata.
ABOn keesawuu shaneen duulatiin waliinaan jira ,yookin
OPDOn shaneetiin hirka’ee waa fidaa oromoof jeenaan
qeerasaan otoo hintadhiin warabessaan nyatamuu isaanitti
OPDyoonni.
gorsii koo OPDOo jabadha ofiratti dhabadha waaqiini fii
Qabsaa’ooni walabummaa oromiyaa fii bilisummaa oromo
isiin caaqasa jira.
ni mona
baalcha
Say no! Tell us that you are saying no! We will be by you with all of our mind and heart. Thanks, this is what we have been eagering to witness for the last 2o or so years. It is never too late even today.
YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT!!!
Hayyee,
OPDO Jabadha amma uniis issin dukaa jirra. Beeka jalqabdanii hin dhissinna din dinuma. BRAVO OPDO. The disapora will fiully support you. Akkas malee.
Jawar,
You are doing an excellent job for people who are seeking updated news covering Oromia. Please continue doing so and take heart that we are with you.
With regard to the OPDO it is time to stiffen its backbone and rely on the Oromo people than the TPLF. We will support them whole heartedly if they disengage from the leech that has been giving us a hell for the last 20 years. The practice of the TPLF has been to label all Oromos as OLF to use the name as a whipping boy. In the first place we do not know how the OPDO could have been reduced to such pathetic level to be played upon by the minority regime. Yes, they have guns. But guns are not superior to human wave and we have our people who can stand with you. OLF gave up on the Oromo people back in 1992 instead of using our people to advance forward towards self determination. Oh, yes we have heard that they wanted to spare the life of people, but you cannot get freedom for free.
Thank you again and keep up Jawar
Yep it is the first step for opdo but the giant leap for oromia
Bereket simon is trying to act like meles blaming of olf then scaring and terroring oromo.opdo have to fight not tplf but the stuped neftegna bereket simon.
I have been one of OPDO members but i abandoned it because i thought that it had no institutional independence from TPLF influence. I am by their side even now if they manage to assert institutional independence.If so I believe our people fully support OPDO as it is what we were demanding.
It may take time, but they surely will choose dignity. I was sure about this right from the time when Abadula recruited young university graduates to the party’s rank and file.
i think thats big step forword for opdo to even refuse to accept the candidate that brought by tplf, but aster mamo as we can see she is very weak and a puppet of woyane regime that want fulfil the enterest of tigre on oromo people.this time opdo must be united and elect their true leader that will look after oromo people, incase the situation goes out of controll opdo must defend them self, if we look to oromia region police and diiferent militia, they can defeat ethiiopia military with out any doubt, they can stop any movement of ethiopia army inside oromia.opdo u got peoples support on those step so go don’t afraid until when u gona ruled with such poor minority people, we are family of oromo brave leaders, like elemo qilxu, mamo muzamir, taddasa birruu, waaqoo guutaa, guutama hawaas, hailamariam gammaadaa more amd more.
It is a step forward.Qayyee offii irratti qaani akkanaa kanaan jiraachuun hiree OPDO ta’u hin qabu ture.Jaldeesillee Bosona keessa galu keessatti naanno isaa ni tikfata.Ilmaan Oromo OPDO keessa jirtan mirguma keessanumaafjecha Jabaadhaa.OPDOs Dhaaba walaba kan mirga Oromoof falmu gochuuf karaan dheeraa ta’ulee jalqbiin keessan gaariidha Jabaadhaan jedha.
This is the time! The time to call each other from in and outside to unite and defeat enemy. Bravo OPDO! This is what i was waiting from you. Feel ready, We are all behind!
Simply I can say excellent!Then OPDO, we and millions of Oromo are behind you!
OPDO, ANDM and other puppets of TPLF should free themselves before talking of freeing others. This is the time for all to unite and end 21 years of woyane fascistic rule and shorten the suffering of our people. Ethnic and religious unity is a great nightmare for the minority regime who ruled/misruled Ethiopia for the last 21 years.
opdo mee jabaadhaa yo dhimma keeysan offii keeysaniin murteeffachuu dandeeysan taate kan oromootiis harka keeysan jira jabaadhaan isiniin ja’a. isin deeggaruuniis harka oromoo miliyoona 40,000,000 jira beekhaa. Jawar Rabbi si haa guddisu.
The CC of OPDO will be holding meetings again starting from Sept 29, 2012. As usual the TPLF will continue to try to impose its will on them and I hope the brave members of the CC will continue resisting. TPLF might resort to force and start another round of purging the leaders of the resistance movement within the organization but it is a fight worth the sacrifice. The sacrifice is a down payment for their eventual and inevitable liberation from their current humiliating subservience to the TPLF. Freedom is not free. The Oromo people must stand by the side of the OPDO whenever they show some spine to assert their independence. They need to be told that the support of the Oromo people is conditioanal; namely, you show spine, we shower support.
Happy Ireechaa!!!
We must call for a public rally all across Oromia in support of OPDO’s current moves and show that they have people’s back. We have to show them that Oromo peoples’ voice and freedom will not be outsourced to non-Oromos who afre bent to silence Oromo’s voice. We ask OPDO leaders to release Oromo prisoners now for there is no justification for their incarceration in the first place and show the Oromo people that you care about their human right.
this is the right time for opdo to free the oromo from minorities rule. if they did not use this last chance opportunity , this great people suffering from oppression will continue. imagine , oromo is a great people , but we did not get high posts ( PM , Deputy pm , military , security head ) even for the post foreign affair they are requesting . what a shame ! what are you opdo doing. don’t play nt this great people moral. use this opportunity, don’t surrender! one thing what I need to ask you is , kuma and aster mamo are really oromo ? some says that both seer not from oromo. that is why they both willing work with tplf .
viva opdo,this is what we are demanding.
I like how Johar is becoming a leading analyst on Oromo and East Africa issue. As you may see even Ethio Review post his article. The argument you made on this article is very strong and acceptable, it is the issue affect our brothers and sisters at home. The stronger OPDO the better of are Oromo people. Likes of Abba Dula, who stood for Oromo people are moved from their post and are given other duties. The TPLF never like the idea of STRONG Oromo leaders like: Hassan Ali, they push them till they leave. Now we at least saw some strength in the current youth.
Viva la Oromo Students.
Haters will no matter hate you, keep on hatting.
Oromo’s are the next strong power coming. We could only go forward not back ward.
yeroon kun yeroo OPDO niif Umattin oromoo hundi waltti araaramu ta’uu qaba kanaafimoo OPDOn hundi of kabachisanii ummattaa isaaniif karaa dhugaan qabsaa’uu qabu Dhaabileen mormitoota Oromoo hundilee OPDOn cimnaan gargaaruu irraa kan duubatti deebi’u hin jiru kaanfi carraan kun OPDOn dabaraan rakkisaadhaa PRAVo OPDO itti fufaa ………
Rakkoon kun dhufuu (uumamuun) beekamaa Turee Woyyaaneen osoo itti Aanaa OPDO keesaa kan gootuuti rakkoon kun isii hidatu amma garuu Badiin Woyyaanee waan gayeef OPDOn Cimtee irree ufii jabeefatee Karaa Lafa jalaatiin ijaarumas Cimaa isaan Barbaachisa yoo kana hin taane yeroo Muraasaan Booda namootan Ciccimoo OPDO keesa jiran Woyyaaneen Mana hidhaa keesatti guuruun hin ooltu Ijjanoon OPDO Cimmaa qabaachuu Qabu
The OPDO and all other Oromo political organizations have to assert that they are capable of producing a bigger and better leadership alternative to the low-level totalitarian brutality. The current development regarding the movement inside OPDO is a step toward establishing both organizational independence and strong representation of the will of the constituency it stands for. Very important in this regard is discipline. The intimidation has to be reciprocated, even if the peaceful way of politicking is the very thing OPDO need to stick to. The resistance against any kind of imposition has to be conducted with utmost sophistication and organization. OPDO has to play by the rules of the game, not by blinded emotionality. In order to come out as a winner, the OPDO has to do what others are doing to weaken it. I advise them not to present themselves as part of a problem, but as part of a solution out of the precarious condition the country is in. They have to regain their confidence and work hard to rally all the people aspiring for freedom.
Now is the time all the oromo act together. we cannot afford more than 120 years our freedom enough is enough oromo!Poland achieved her independent after 124 years. Do you know that her political completely removed from European map from 1795-1918. The end of 1st world war gave chance for self determination for poland so the death of Melesse is the case for resolve the oromo problem.I hope!
I doubt the OPDO or any other group has the guts to challenge these animals from the North. The way they have been humiliating other groups one would think almost everybody would rise up against them. But they have cowed the population through brutal force so badly that the small flashes of resistance that may pop up will be put out quickly.
We all need to be innovative. What OPDO is reportedly doing is great and it is a step in the right direction. A thousand miles journey begins with one step as the chinese say. The journey to freedom begins with small resistances here and there. Remember Rosa Parks. All she did was refusing to vacate her seat on a bus for a white man. By insisting to remain seated, she stood up for the whole black race. Her refusal set in motion avalanches of resistances that culminated in the freedom of the black people. In a related development, ESAT has resumed trial TV transmissions to Ethiopia to reach the Ethiopian people. Good job ESAT. Keep up the good job. You are making progress. You are winning the air war with the TPLF. Now the momentum is with us. The TPLF is clearly losing it. We are making big strides in setting the agenda and controlling the message. One who controls the message wins the war. We will leave no stone unturned to reach the Ethiopian people. We have to strive not only to be the voice of the voiceless Ethiopian people but also to become their trusted source and number one choice for credible information. ESAT is earning the trust of the Ethiopian people at a very breathtaking speed. ESAT is empowering and uniting our people. ESAT has become a source of hope for the Ethiopian people and a repository of nightmares for the TPLF and its surrogates. If there is one thing that keeps Bereket Simon and all the TPLF ringleaders awake at night, it is ESAT. If there is one thing that makes the late dictator Meles roll in his grave not far from his former office, it is ESAT. The TPLF and some of their hirelings have been making relentless efforts to provide us with free unsolicited advice to go to the jungle, just like what they did, if we want freedom. We are saying no, thanks no. We know what we need to do. The world has changed a lot. You may not need the tools of the past to get things done today. Why would you need to take up a hatchet for something you can get done with a scalpel? There is a chinese adage: do not take up a hatchet to remove a fly. ESAT is the way. ESAT has to consider transmitting in Afaan Oromoo and other languages of Ethiopia too.
ESAT in Affaan Oromo? Are you kidding? If it were in their power they would not allow the language spoken in a single house let alone transmit!
Esatu,
Your comment sounds more like a pep talk in support of the perpetual fundraising by ESAT than about the reported OPDO defiance of TPLF orders, and as it is misplaced obviously. You will not find any Oromo worthy of that identification who will donate a penny to support ESAT because it is no better than ETV as far as Oromo people are concerned.
Gudbay raised a great point. As Markos pointed, “job” driven young wave of Oromos recruited by Abadula need timely advisory support and encouragement so that they stay firm while acting wise. Let us keep sending messages that every Oromo would stand by the courageous OPDOs who started voicing the unacceptably belated word “NO”.
Some of ESAT journalists are assimilated Oromos. The only we like ESAT is the infighting of our enemy. Let they kill eachother we burried them forever
This an extraordinary and new move for OPDO and for oromo people as whole ,yes you should resisted and fight a ligitamte fight for your consititutional indepence as one of the American ”perisdent ” said do not ask what government can do for you, ask yourself what you can do for the country”. We all Oromo’s insider and outside behind you do not give it up , this is the right time to stand against TPLf.
ESAT is more racist than woyane!!
All they want is supermacy of Amhara that we have been suffering , they are even worest enemy of democracy and majority rule. They have been trying to divide our organizationa and will continue to diveided us!
come on OPDO! the moment you succeed in this the more you won votes of masses!
This is the time and best opportunity for the oromoo freedom and all good governance within the oromoo people and by actual oromoo leaders BUT NOT BY ASSIMILATED ONES. therefore why not all oromoo party unite to withdraw the the foreign bodies and get rid off the puppets of EPRDF. Any how it is the best time to say NO OPDO new generation not those getting old one WHICH ARE ALREADY DIMANTED AND DEGENERATED MENTALLY AS WELL PHYISCALLY.
LET’S DO SOMETHING NEW FOR THE OUR PEOPLE
LET US ALL UNITE AND WITHDRAW BRUTAL GOVERNMENT
THANKS
G3
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well done, our brothers in OPDO. you are enjoying in a great sea, not in a tiny lake. a visitor can’t instruct the owner in his own home what to do, or not to do. enough is enough. the time is coming to swallow the small fish, the enemy. so Oromos get prepared. support OPDOs move for freedom, from where ever you are.
No question that the genuine Oromo in OPDO can be an alterntive force to lead us to the bilisummaa, for which we are still striving. This news of Oromo movement in OPDO is good for neither DiGa nor FiGo. DiGa is simply Diina Gamna, a Woyane cadre, who is payed and doing his job of antagonizing the Oromo liberation camp for the sake of his own advantage, whereas FiGo is Fira Gowwaa, a fool Oromo, doing the same job of Woyane without any payment.
When we look at the authors and commentators in the Oromo websites, we just do observe two groups of Oromo nationalists: the ANTAGONIZERS and the INTEGRATORS. The antagonizers do pray the mantra of polarizing the Oromo liberation forces presenting such Oromo nationals as if they are irreconcilable enemies being divided into two camps: pro-union and pro-independence. Usually the antagonizers cry as if the pro-union Oromo are collaborators to the Abyssinian camp. On the other hand, the integrators do see the two post-bilisummaa Oromo goals (independence/walabummaa and union/walfaanummaa) of the Oromo people as two sides of the same coin (two sides of bilisummaa). They try to assert that both the pro-independence and the pro-union Oromo nationalists are de facto pro-bilisummaa (freedom fighters), who do have two reconcilable alternative objectives.
As we see, Woyane foot soldiers do camouflage as pro-independent Oromo and curse the pro-union nationalists or vice versa just for the sake of sawing a discord in Oromo liberation camp. Their motive is clear: Oromo should be divided, antagonized and polarized in order to be kept weak and ruled. What is really pity here is that some Oromo nationalists and scholars simply fall in this trap of the Woyane cadres and do bidding of the enemy without any payment. Actually Woyane has hired a lot of cadres doing the antagonizing job with the millions of dollars being invested on this project. May God open the eyes of our fool antagonizer Oromo nationalists, who are still doing the job of Woyane without payment!
Otherwise, to comprehend the political difference we do observe in the Oromo liberation journey, let us look at the four current political blocs in the empire:
- andinet hayiloch (unity forces): those forces, whom I can designate as Abyssinian Centralist Forces (ACF) are still trying to bring back the unitary empire as it had been before 1991, with the pretext of Ethiopian unity, still nostalgically longing for the empire, which was dominated by Amhara (old-Nefxenyaa) and Amharinya. This group wants to re-achieve the past & obsolete ‘Oromian extinction within Amhara empire;’
- abiyotawi hayiloch (revolutionary forces): the current ruling fascist regime of Woyane’s (neo-Nefxenya’s) revolutionary democratic forces, which also can be named as Abyssinian Bantustanist Fronts (ABF) are striving to keep the evil status quo of the temporary ‘Oromian occupation within Tigrean empire’;
- abironet hayiloch (unionist forces): those federalists, who try to achieve both national autonomy for all oppressed nations and regional union for common benefit, be it in the name of Ethiopia or the Horn of Africa. This group includes the forces of oppressed nations including Oromian Democratic Federalists (ODF), which want to realize a tactical ‘Oromian autonomy within Ethiopian union’ as a transitional solution;
- arinet hayiloch (independence forces): those oppressed nations fighting for an independence of their respective nations, like the Ogadenian and Oromian Liberation Forces (OLF), are freedom fighters, who seem to be determinedin order to push further for an ‘Oromian independence within African union’ as a lasting solution with more citizens’ liberty and national security.
This way or that way, fact on the ground tells us that old-Nefxenya’s Ethiopia of andinet hayiloch belongs to the past; the neo-Nefxenya’s Ethiopia of abiyotawi hayiloch is only temporary; a NEW oppressed-Nations’ Ethiopia of abironet hayiloch will be transitional; and an independent Oromia of arinet hayiloch is the realistically anticipated future!
mee kaa dhiiroo yaan kessani ariima olii jettani bareesitani yaddaa bareeda.
Yaani akka amma isiiini kettaani kun dhaaba biliissumaa qabuu oso tatee yaddaa bareeda
Dhaabini bilissummaa hin qabbini hareemma dayiima batee dhemiitu
Duruu dhaabiini opdo kan dhabateeni bojjii’aamiitotaa dariigittini knf opdoni haniga ammatti bojjii’aamitoota.
Mee dhiiree waa tokko isini hagaafadhuu kan sabbaa balaa oromoo akkumaa jiruuttii tahee.
Dhabiinumani opdo kun yoomi gabbirumma jalaa baaha???????
=DIIQLANI KAARA ITTI BAADEE WAARA SEETTI JETTII MAGUUDOONI OROMOO=
Free at last we are going to be free at last!!! I know one day this young, new generation, will deny the indirect rule of these evil minded TPLF people. This is the best starting time … Please this is what this people of ours want and cannot get for so long time. Please don’t also attach your denyal to any of the other parties but of your own… we will wine!!!
Bravo OPDO!! Is this really u? If u really wanna standup,we all r wiz you to make u strong and stand u right up!!
Simply great!! Dear Jawar; I want to remember your previous articles in which you articulated the move made by OPDO recently, and also the your interview with VOA afan Oromo. In those voices from you, it is clear that OPDO is well progressing and on the other hand since the last months of meles life, they are really under attack from the big bosses. And from long a go i was asking a question that alwas in my heart, as we know Oromo politics has been strugling with challenges from different side including from Oromos them selvs, my question is currently who is very close to secure what millions of Oromos are strugling for? Which hand is very easy to join with? In your coutes. You are on the side of the real move by OPDO, i understand it is very difficult for really concerned Oromos to stund on OPDO side just in one night. Inshort. I think it is time to stund on OPDO side and mobilise people to close any chance for OPDO to think the other way except to adhere to the people quest for freedom. Thanks
And I ask you people to make a direct call at least for the Oromo people at home to do what ever it needs to support OPDO to give them the confidence it needs to confront this blood sucker regime. They are also the right people to free our brothers in weyanes concentration camp with no single sin؛
Wow this is what we looking for its a good start. We oromos support opdo’s movement i like all coment and the article. We expect more poletical power what we need is poletical power in ethiopian empaire if we gate that one’s we deide what we want. Thats why i support you from all of my heart
Really I appretiate u opdo for this future good job! And all oromo beside u if u are true resister of tplf interferance…. “Biyya dhiirti jirtutti dhiirumma hin hallanyeeffatanii!!!” itti himaa Barakatitti. Bakachaan isatti haa buutuu…
Mee yaa lammi koo waa isin gafadha? Wal dhabi hoggantoota opdo jidduti dhiheenya kana umameef jecha akkanati isin opdo farsitani? Rakkoon opdo jalqabumara ka’eti itti fufa jira maalif jenan durumahu gafa namni ati akkana tahu qabda sin jedhe si ajaju,ykn ajaja nama egatani san maa ofiti caalisan, mirgaa ama lafa kaasan kana gafa sani kaasu qaba turee.yerOo ama dubbin isaani fudhatamu dinan.they are just stand for making full their pocket. Anyhow we will see wats happen in future.
Just keep on fighting for self determination. U wil win 1 day.
Dhugaa taha laate yeroo jalqabaf dhagu kooti
opdon wayyanota mormo dhuga
Taha laata opdo wayana booda dhabchu
na gaha jedha laata.