The Oromo Can Support Fànnô as Long as It Accepts the Agaw Movement and the Oromo Struggle!
By Fayyis Oromia*
It is encouraging to see the Amhara national struggle slowly developing towards a centralized leadership. There is no doubt that the Fànnô movement is the Amhara people’s struggle for liberty and democracy. The only thing the Fànnô leaders need to recognize is the parallel emancipation movements of the Agaw and the Oromo. They must explicitly acknowledge that the Agaw Himira of Lalibela, Qemant of Gondar, and Agaw Awi of Bahir Dar deserve liberation and self-rule—just like the Oromo of Finfinné. If they are not opposed to such liberation movements of the Agaw and the Oromo, then there is no reason to oppose the Fànnô struggle. An irreconcilable problem will only arise if Fànnô seeks to subjugate and suppress the right of self-determination for the Agaw and Oromo. As long as Fànnô is not against the self-rule of all nations in Ethiopia, it can enjoy strong support from the OLA, TDF, and Agaw parties.
It is also notable that the Fànnô movement is increasingly becoming a mass movement among the Amhara. However, the true motive and purpose of the struggle remain unclear. Is it genuinely against the oppressive incumbent regime—essentially a third wave of the Derg, i.e., Biltsiginà—or is it intended to continue the historical domination of the Naftagna over the Oromo in particular and all nations in general? Is it a neo-Naftagna movement aiming to resurrect the slowly declining Amharanet domination?
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