Oromia, Orompia and Oropia as Goals of Low-, Intermediate-, and High Confidence Respectively!
By Fayyis Oromia*
From the very beginning, Oromo elites have pursued three different goals (kàyyô) regarding the future sovereignty after achieving freedom from Abyssinian elite oppression. While all three share the common goal of securing the Oromo people’s bilisummà (freedom), they differ on the kind of sovereignty (walabummà) they envision for Oromoland after liberation.
Now, it seems we are free from the classical Abyssinian elites—both Amhara and Tigrayan. Unfortunately, we remain under the control of “hybrids” (biologically or psychologically mixed individuals). These hybrids are characterized by reverence for Amharic/Amarannet rather than respect for Oromic/Oromummà. Even when biologically Oromo, they are mentally enslaved by a psychological Amhara identity. Their commitment to maintaining Amharic as the dominant language, relegating Oromic to a secondary role, demonstrates this.
In fact, Oromic should rightfully be the primary working language of all federal institutions. Now is the time to get rid of these hybrids. Hopefully, genuine Oromo nationalists within the OPP will prevail and eliminate these internal obstacles in order to address the Oromo people’s key demands—making Oromic the federal working language, reintegrating Wollo into Oromia, and placing Finfinné under Oromia’s administration.
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