Monday, 8 October 2012

ሰበር ዜና ኢሕኣዴግ ተሰነጠቀ !!

                      Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front – Democratic (EPRDF D)
                  የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች አብዮታዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር - ዲሞክራቲክ   (ኢሕአዴግ ዲ)

Press Release - EPRDF Democratic 
Addis Abeba
October 08, 2012 

It is to be noted that Ethiopia has been in an economic and political growth in the past two decades although there have been glitches here and there in every aspect of  our  Nation. Especially,  since  2005 our  great  Country  has  been  registering double  digit  economic  growth.  These  successes  have  been  garnered  through  the collaborative  efforts  of  all  four  member  parties,  allies  and  the  great  people  of Ethiopia.  Our Front’s oldest  member,  the  Tigrean  People’s  Liberation  Front
(TPLF)  has  spearheaded  the  struggle  against the most  dictatorial  junta  in  Africa, Mengestu  Hailemariam’s  Derg,  which  was  finally  overthrown  through  the sacrifices of all EPRDF member parties and the Ethiopian people. 

However,  despite  our  hopes  and  convictions that  power  and  leadership would  be evenly  distributed  and  the  TPLF  will  gradually  decrease  its  hegemony,  the experience  has  been  otherwise.  We,  the  non  TPLF  member  parties  and  allies  of EPRDF today, are under the full control of the TPLF and it arbitrarily meddles in our internal workings. Our Party’s economic, security and political clout, as well as our  great  Country (the current pandemonium within Oromo People’s Democratic Organization  (OPDP)  is  one  example  of  this interference).  This  has for  long created a huge political uncertainty and instability in the country. The international community, the Ethiopian people and all concerned bodies have been worried that this power monopoly could immediately change into civil war or an uncontrollable state  of  affairs.  Considering  these  scenarios  and  future  risks,  We,  “Reform Seeking” members of EPRDF Executive  Committee  and  Congress,  have  been pushing  and  endeavoring  for  democratic  reforms  within  our  Front  and  Country. We have been indefatigably arguing and calling the hardcore and extremist sect of our Front’s leadership  to  make  reforms both within  our  Front  and  Country.  Our group believes that for Ethiopia to continue a democratic and united country; our Front  should  engage  and have a room  for  each  and  every  Ethiopian  party  and individual. Matters of the Front should be conducted in fairness and respect to all, besides. We have lobbied that our Front’s policies and programs are obsolete and ought to be reformed.

The hardcore and  extremist  sects  of  the  EPRDF  have so  far paid  deaf  ear  to  our equests and at times fired most of our colleagues labeling them “opposition aficionados and neoliberlas”.   Similarly,  our  high  hopes  of  immediate  reforms following  the  death  of  our  great  leader,  the  late  Meles  Zenawi,  the  incoming leader,  Hailemariam  Dessalgn,  sadly  reiterated  the  unwavering  stands  of  the hardcore and  extremist  groups  of  EPRDF. He  stepped  on  our  repeated  calls  for reforms and democratization within our Front and Country.  

Therefore, we “Reform Seeking” members of the EPRDF,

 -  Convinced  that EPRDF  members  and Ethiopians  have  the  right  and  vested interest to democracy, equality and freedom of/in their Country, 
 - Conscious  that  the  continued “unwillingness and refusal” of the hardcore and extremist  sects  of  EPRDF  endangers the  unity  of  our  Front  and  the  national security and regional stability of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, 
- Aware  that there  is  a necessity for  an  immediate  and  cross  sectional  reform in policies,  programs,  leadership  and structures of  our  Front, we “Reform Seeking” members of the EPRDF declare that we have formed EPRDF Democratic (EPRDF D). 

We therefore,  urge the  armed  forces,  member  parties,  regional  states  and international  community  to  stand  with  the  new  and  reformed  EPRDF  D.  In  the coming  days, we  will  launch  our  website  and  publish  our  new  leadership,  Party programs and policies. 

08 October 2012 
EPRDF Democratic 

CC:
EPRDF Secretariat 
The Government of Ethiopia Communications Ministry 
Office of the Prime Minister 
African Union
United States of America State Department 
International and local Media Organizations 
 

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