Issaias' comment in a recent meeting
Posted: 27 Oct 2021, 23:22
A recent meeting was held in the government palace in Asmara that includes Issaias Afeworki, his security and high military officials. This is most likely related to the recent Tigrayan TDF successes and its moves to central Ethiopia. Even though most of the information has not leaked, some snippets have to the high ranking officers in the capital city.
In this meeting, Issaias is to have said:
In this meeting, Issaias is to have said:
... the only people and force that can keep Ethiopia together and at peace successfully and challenging the Woyanies are the Amhara people. The Amharas have the history, courage, strong base, will and determination to fight for Ethiopia's national interest that the PM and the Oromos lack. The only problem of the Amharas is that, so far, no single influential and significant leader or a group of leaders have emerged.
Our interest ... if the situation continues to deteriorate against Ethiopia and against us, my belief for Ethiopia to continue at peace with itself and the region, Abiy needs to transfer all the military and army assets, including the air-force, to the State of Amhara and to the Amhara people in Gonder and Bahir Dar, before the situation deteriorates to the point of no return.