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Toronto – Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Commission says it is preparing to undertake agenda gathering sessions in Canada and the United States.
The commission this week held a press conference with journalists, mostly state-owned ones, in the capital Addis Ababa.
It said it is making arrangements for an online and in person participation of members of the Ethiopian Diaspora communities. Registration is underway, it was indicated.
Part of the preparation is to elect representatives to be part of the Agenda collection stage of the Diaspora engagement.
It has already undertaken a discussion in South Africa. The commission claims “the dialogue process was successful in all its forms.”
Tibebu Tadesse, Spokesperson of the Commission, is cited as saying that “the commission is ensuring its inclusiveness and participatory nature.”
The commission will be engaging Ethiopians living in those countries, Ethiopian Associations and Institutions.
It has called on the participants to make active participation to ensure that the process is a success.
It tends to see the planned agenda gathering in the U.S. and Canada as something that reflects its inclusiveness.
There are many Ethiopian civic organizations and associations across North America. However, many of them have been vocal critics of the commission questioning its neutrality.
Notably, several opposition parties in Ethiopia withdrew from the process as the commission suffered public trust issues. It is seen as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s party tool of manipulation. There are voices that tend to speculate that the mission of the commission is to make structural changes possible to make Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed president of the country.
The mandate of the commission ended in February this year before completing the dialogue process. The Ethiopian parliament extended the terms of the commission by one more year.
In a related development, the Commission reported that it will be organizing discussions for Ethiopians in the various prison facilities. The Ministry of Justice and Federal Prison Administration are said to have responded positively. However, the commission unspecified the timelines for it and other arrangements.
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Dialogue should always be seen as a positive step that can lead towards lasting solutions to prevailing nagging issues. This is a sacred mission and all of us who are concerned about the future that gem of humanity we all left behind should support. The so-called ‘national question’ that was concocted and raised by bigots and connivers has been amicably addressed since 1995. Who is he/she that has the nerve to tell us that the issues that have been bedeviling that Oromo peasant or urban dweller is radically and naturally different from those in Amhara, Tigray or any other regions? I never heard a member of my Itu clan demanding black milk from a green cow to drag him out of the abject poverty he has endured for decades now. Did your fellow Amhara ask for that? How about your Tigre, Sidama, Afar, Beni, Gambela and the other 80 ethnic groups? The ‘national question’ has been used by bigots, connivers and their shills to enrich themselves since 1995. They will not cut it until they are somehow(by miracle) able to carve away a territory to call it their personal fiefdom. That is what they have been making several trips to the dumpsites in Cairo, Asmara and recently to the wobbling Mogadishu. So their conniving question should be off the table.
The dialogue should focus on how to create peace, stability and security first. There have been steps or actions that led to violence, instability and insecurity and every one is aware of them. I have been visiting websites based inside that country that publish the latest domestic news for more than a decade now. I commend several of them for putting up with what has been thrown at them and their publication. They seem to have the wisdom to control their raw emotion and trying to be as self-censored as possible even though there have been a few things to be very angry about. But it seems they are aware of the fact that anger alone does not bring solutions to issues they have been very angry about. Anger never always produces solutions. Those in charge of running the country at the federal and regional levels should understand that too. It might have taken some several years but the palace at Arat Kilo has had a revolving door since 1974. It was embarrassing for all of them.
I wish this dialogue commission success that its engagement in Canada and the US will produce material for the good of the country and its people we all left behind.