Getahun Tsegaye
Staff Reporter
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that he held discussions with religious leaders and elders from Tigray on current affairs.
This announcement follows the travel of 21 religious leaders in Mekelle, Tigray region, two days ago in an effort to avert another round of war in the region. Representing seven religious institutions with three representatives from each, the delegation met with Lieutenant General Tadesse Worede, president of the Tigray Interim Administration, and other regional officials to discuss the peace accord.
Today, the Prime Minister announced his meeting with religious leaders and elders from Tigray to address the ongoing situation in the region. He said the “in-depth discussion” focused on critical issues including the current political landscape in Tigray, the return of displaced persons, and economic recovery efforts. The discussions “underscored a commitment to resolving problems- through dialogue,” he added.
Abiy’s message also highlighted that the discussions yielded a common understanding in areas covered. Key agenda items included the potential for resolving implementation challenges related to the Pretoria Peace Agreement, mitigating the escalation risk that incomplete implementation could pose, and fostering Tigray’s recovery from the damages of the past conflict.
According to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s announcement, a key point of agreement was reached during discussions to enable Tigrayans and intellectuals to actively participate in Ethiopia’s political and economic spheres. This discussion is said to potentially signal the government’s readiness for Tigray to regain the federal representation it lost during the recent conflict.
The issue of Tigray’s federal representation has been a recurring concern since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office. Notably, Tigray has gone through an entire election cycle without representatives in both the House of Peoples’ Representatives and the House of Federation, in addition to the broader question of power-sharing within the federal government.
“The Pretoria Agreement has brought much-needed relief to Tigray by ending daily loss of life and restoring peace, while also fostering a new national approach by engaging former combatants for unity,” Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in his July 3, 2025, parliamentary address.
Abiy also stated that the federal government was “committed to peace despite persistent difficulties” and “misguided” expectations of foreign intervention. He emphasized that Tigray needs dialogue, not war, and urged all Ethiopians to support national dialogue for enduring peace. He also called on religious leaders, diplomats, and elders to help defuse tensions.
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Such pow wow for peace and security and stability should always be applauded and encouraged every where and every time. Those noble and upright people of Tigray have gone through death and destruction unmatched in other areas of that country since 1975. Millions of mothers there have lost their beloved young boys and girls in wars for much ado for nothing. They were told by commies that took root among them with children’s death, the promised land with milk and honey flowing rivers is just around the corner. The sweet talking commies were able to latch on the backs on those noble people backs and have become ‘sheik-al-bahirs’ that proved hard to toss away. Those conniving commies were able to send their children to safe places as far away as the western countries while snatching away the youth from the arms of loving mothers. Many of those committed commies can be seen camping out at universities, convenient stores and gas stations. I hope and I pray that those peace mongering of Tigray will somehow muster the wherewithal and courage to show these warmongering by-products of those veteran commies the door once and for all. Mark my word.
If those people keep being corralled by the current leaders of this den of conniving goons, TPLF, they will never be able to avoid or get out of the cycle of deadly and destructive conflicts. The demons founded the TPLF for the main purpose of waging wars and their deacons/darasaas are still at it. They will never be able to wean themselves from their worship of wars. Just look at what they did in 2000. They started raining missiles over the cities of Bahir Dar and Asmara because their creed is war. In their twisted mind political power comes only out of the barrels of their guns and they thought they would gallop into both Addis/Finfinne and Asmara in just few days. But what happened was the reverse. Before the war the region of Tigray used to have factories humming 24hrs a day and hospitals and clinics stacked up with supplies to the ceiling. What happened was Debre and rag tags went into hiding leaving such job creating and life saving institutions wide open unprotected. When the war ended, all these institutions built with billions in US dollars from the country’s coffers are burned to the ground. If any war erupts again in that region, I will be holding the leaders of the TPLF responsible for it. I will also hold the officials at Arat Kilo equally responsible. The quest for peace is not and should never be taken as a quick ending job. It can take weeks, months and even years. The trick is not to lose nerve and give up on the blessed endeavor for peace.
The same reality exists in Oromia where isolated areas seem to be unable to do away with destructive clashes because thugs gathered around a den of conniving bigots called OLA. I have been saying this for decades now. There have never been any issues that can not be addressed/solved peacefully. None. Also, there has not been any armed group in modern history that brought democratic rule where no one is above the law after overthrowing a sitting government since the American War of Independence. What has actually happened is such armed group ending up being another group of despots. OLF and its instrument of violence, the OLA were founded for the sole purpose of waging wars. They have avowed to destroy anything not to their liking. So as long these two groups are allowed to take roots in Oromia, that region will never be able to live in peace. One more personal conviction I want to make known once again is the national question has been amicably address since 1995. The other issues are those that my Oromos can not solve by struggling alone. They can be addressed once and for all by unified struggle of all ethnic groups. No one is asking black milk from a green cow. All they need is peace, security, stability and democratic governance where nobody is allowed to be above the law and with these achieved then prosperity and the pursuit of happiness will follow. Nuff said!