The reasons:
- He has been recruited by Abiy to be his foot soldier
- Why Haile accepted Abiy's request?
Haile has accumulated billions of birr debt from banks which he has been facing increasing difficulty to pay his debt as his businesses ( chain of hotels ) have been affected by the riots in Oromia, Sidama, Covid-19 and the ongoing civil war in the North and the overall instability Ethiopia has been facing over the last five years. Therefore, If Haile refuses to accept Abiy's request he knows that his business empire will collapse and will be sold by the banks.
Therefore, Haile has no choice but to reduce himself from one of the worlds great athlete toa foot soldier and a trojan horse of a dictator in the making.