As Biltsigina Tries to Survive by Polarizing Amhara and Oromo, the Opposition Must Promote the Oromara Project!
By Fayyis Oromia*
It is interesting to observe that Dr. Abiy Ahmed is using the same tactic of dividing and polarizing Amhara and Oromo communities in order to survive politically—just as Meles Zenawi once did. Dr. Abiy has positioned himself at the center of Ethiopia’s political spectrum, with the APF (Amhara Popular Force) on the far right, APP (Amhara Prosperity Party) on the center-right, OPP (Oromo Prosperity Party) on the center-left, and the OLF (Oromo Liberation Front) on the far left. He seeks to instrumentalize the APP vs. OPP and APF vs. OLF dichotomies to sow division between Amhara and Oromo.
He balances the two camps by victimizing both, depending on pressure from each side. When the Amhara bloc becomes strong and threatens his power, he leans toward the Oromo side to weaken them—and vice versa. Currently, it seems that APP, supported by APF, is in a bitter struggle against OPP, which enjoys partial backing from OLF. Dr. Abiy is manipulating both ends of the political spectrum to neutralize them, thereby securing his grip on power in the Finfinné (Addis Ababa) palace. He knows very well that only a genuine alliance between Amhara forces and Oromo fronts can pose a real threat to his regime. An Oromara coalition can again remove the authoritarian rule of Abiy and his loyal EPP (Ethiopian Prosperity Party) members—just as such an alliance once toppled the TPLF.
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