Oromo Republicans' Smart Move to Win Election 2020: Forging OLC and Strengthening AFD!
Thanks to Qeerroo and Waaqa, our effort in promoting unity of Oromo liberation forces, which went for at least one Gadaa (era) is now bearing fruit. The beginning of the unification process is already seen. Some of us are sceptical, whether our leaders of republican organizations (OFC, OLF and ONP) are serious in implementing what they declared: Gaaddisa Hoggansa Oromo / Oromo Liberation Counsel (OLC). Surely there is no principal ideological difference to hinder them from fostering alliance or coalition or unity; if at all only their ego can be an obstacle. In principle they just need to follow the process, which the AFD member organizations did formulate.
Their main common denominator is the agenda of freedom (bilisummaa) regarding both Oromo land and Oromo people. Surely they differed in the pre-freedom route (non-peaceful vs non-violent) to the goal and Now can differ in post-freedom type of sovereignty for Oromia (free Oromia within a union vs free Oromia without a union). The solution for the two conflict areas is simple: 1. the two routes were complemantry, not contradictory to each other, so just accepting and respecting each other's route of choice was mandatory; 2. one of the two types of sovereignty can be selected per referendum after freedom, so there is no need of quarrel now. In a long run, even they can entertain the third route (through regime structure of the EPP) and the third type of sovereignty (geo-federation initially followed by MEISON of Dr. Haile Fida). This option is not against Oromo cause as some of us do misunderstand. Even Oromo republicans can move towards such merger, just like the Oromo democrats formed the EPP. In future process, the currently agreed 10 members of the AFD (OLF, ONLF, SPLF, ALF, QDP, ANC, BPLM, GPLM, KDP & MDP) can merge in to one strong Ethiopian party similar to the EPP. Oromo republicans need such inclusive organization, if they want to adminster the whole Ethiopia, not only realizing self rule of Oromia.
Just like ODP's EPP was envisioned, the OLC can intend to transform the hitherto empire state of Abyssinia into free, democratic communities of nations who coexist peacefully, in freely chosen systems of governance either in a single federal Ethiopia or as allied independent states in a Form of confederation.
OLC's mission can be to change the political landscape in Ethiopia by dismantling the traditional colonial and tyrannical system of government where an ethnic clique of Tigreans used or usurped powers of the state and oppressed the rest of peoples in the name of the Ethiopian state. OLC can then create a transitional federal arrangement based on democracy, rights of selfdetermination and respects of human rights in a manner that addresses grievances of all nations in Ethiopia by instituting a genuinely representative political order. This new political order will conduct free and fair referendum at the end of transitional period for Oromo people in the formation of federal or confederal states of Ethiopia or creation of Oromian independent state.
If Oromo people choose to be part of a federal or confederal Ethiopia, the OLC will be part of instituting a federal or confederal system that is just, and democratic, where all human and democratic rights are fully respected; and full autonomy of Oromia will be implemented. In case Oromo people choose to set up our own state, OLC will help in establishing a positive, friendly relationship with other nations based on mutual respect, cooperation and common market. Taking this simple principle, which was followed by the AFD as an example, the Oromo republican organizations can foster OLC, if not they can merge into one structural Oromo liberation force. That is why the current move of Oromo republicans to forge OLC and foster larger AFD is smart. It seems that the main competition in election 2020 will be between one Ethiopian party led by Oromo democrats, i.e EPP and one strong Ethiopian coalition led by Oromo republicans, which is AFD! Which one shall prevail? Oromo democrats led by Dr. Abiy or Oromo republicans to be represented by Ob. Lamma?
Galatooma!
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Oromo Republicans' Smart Move to Win Election 2020: Forging OLC and Strengthening AFD!
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