Your system created a wall of separation between our people that is much harder than the so called iron curtain, which was resented by all peoples of the world and finally forced to get demolished by the will of the unified world. Your wall was also demolished and will never get errected again in the beautiful country of Ethiopia. Ethiopia has many challenges but none of them is about discriminating against each other before the Dedebit cardres set foot in the land of origin. Good riddance !
"The ethnicisation of administrations is itself a factor. Almost all heads, deans and presidents are from the same ethnic group, so you don’t even have a place to complain about your marginalisation.”
Language also undermines cohesion. According to national law, all universities are expected to teach in “neutral” English, but many lecturers are not fluent. In universities in Oromia, in particular, teaching is often in the local language – one consequence of the failure of the federal system to promote a common tongue.
Amara Mitiko, an economics lecturer at Wollo University, was initially sent to Wollega University in western Oromia after graduating. “The whole campus spoke only Afaan Oromo – few people spoke English,” he said. “So they couldn’t understand me and I couldn’t understand them.”
You will be held accountable at least in history book, if not in the court of justice very soon for your colossal damage brought up on the country in the name of self rule and keeping one's identity.