![]() ![]() are hiking to the extent that people could no longer afford food, clothes, and shelter. In the discussion, it was stated that the prices of food grains, house rent, edible oil, commodities, fertilizers, cereals, etc. Lastly, the Executive Committee discussed the escalating cost of living. OFC went on to underline that such actions not only contradict the constitution but also generate scenarios for outright war between the two regions and emphasized an immediate stop to such affairs. The EC also mentioned that Fentale wereda, which was the site of recent violence, has experienced such ‘encroachments from entities within the Amhara regional government’. It also further claimed that it has come across information that challenges the assertion that these forces operate outside of the auspices of the Amhara regional government, saying that it was ‘’Amhara special forces would appropriate 280 hectares of land from the Qenbibit wereda, north Shewa zone, whilst evicting farmers of Oromia’’. The OFC accused ‘’armed forces originating from the Amhara region’’ of having ‘’declared war and trespassed on recognized administrative boundaries of Oromia and proceeded to invade the land and expand their territory.’’ It indicated that East Wallaga, Horro Guduru Wallaga, North Shewa, West Shewa, and its zones as per the information gathered from its members and locals within these areas East Wallaga, Horro Guduru Wallaga, North Shewa, West Shewa, and its zones were especially affected. Secondly, the EC discussed the increasingly worrying security situation between the neighboring Oromia and Amhara regional states. OFC also asked both parties to offer the necessary care for innocent human lives and property. The OFC urged the government to retract from its ‘eliminating shane’ (government’s term for OLA) rhetoric and replicate the same patterns for peace it has started in the northern civil war for the disputes within Oromia as well as saying that this new military campaign will only dampen the newly opened narrow window for peace and put Oromia and the entire country into a precarious situation. The presser was inclusive of three major points:įirstly, the executive committee (EC) discussed the ongoing war between the Ethiopian government and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA). ![]() Regarding the current state of affairs, the executive committee has released a presser. The statement also discussed the soaring inflation and urged the government to dispose of its responsibilities by containing the conflict that is disrupting the economy.Īs an outcome of an executive committee meeting of the OFC on Apand Addis Abeba – The executive committee of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) today issues a statement discussing the current state of affairs including the government’s renewed offensive against the Oromo Liberation Army(OLA) and the incursion of Amhara forces into the Oromia region. ![]()
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