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BY OROMO SCHOLARS AND PROFESSIONALS

Mr. Isaias Afwerki,
President of Eritrea February 28, 2020

Your Excellency,

We, the undersigned Oromo scholars and professionals, write this letter to you to express our disappointment in your recent position on events in Oromia and Ethiopia as expressed during your February 08, 2020 interview on Eritrean Television.

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President Isaias,

Your interview has three points that vividly demonstrate your government’s hostility towards our people:

-You dismissed the need for free and fair elections in Ethiopia,
-You expressed that ethnic Federalism cannot continue in Ethiopia,
-You indicated your government’s apparent readiness to intervene in matters internal to Ethiopia, for a reason that can only be interpreted as a desire to squash popular resistance.

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President Isaias,

Your objection to federalism in Ethiopia also sounds hypocritical, given the fact that as a leader of the Eritrean liberation war, you refused to federate with Ethiopia and led your country’s bloody fight for independence. Such lack of principled stance on a matter pertaining to human freedom and dignity is tantamount to forfeiting the very ideals that validated Eritrea’s independence.
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It behooves your government to reveal any conceivable reason why young Eritreans should march to Ethiopia to die or kill for a matter that they can neither stop nor change, to leave another historic scar that may one day backfire precipitously.

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Respectfully,



Signatories:

Adugna Birhanu (Ph.D)
Alemayehu Biru (Ph.D)
Amanuel Gobena (Ph.D)
Asefa Jalata (Ph.D)
Asfaw Beyene (Ph.D)
Ayana Gobena (Ph.D)
Bahiru Dhuguma (Ph.D)
Baro Dheressa (MD)
Bedassa Tadesse (Ph.D)
Begna Dhugassa (Ph.D)
Bekele Temesgen (Ph.D)
Benti Getahun (Ph.D)
Berhanu Kedida (MD)
Bersisa Berri (Ph.D)
Bichaka Fayissa (Ph.D)
Demissew Ejara
Daniel Ayana (Ph.D)
Dessalegn Negeri (Ph.D)
Desta Yebassa (Ph.D)
Gizachew Tesso (Ph.D)
Guluma Gemeda (Ph.D)
Haile Hirpa (Ph.D)
Ibrahim Elemo (Ph.D)
Iddoosaa Ejeta (Ph.D)
Ismael Abdullahi (Ph.D)
Jamal Ibrahim (MD)
Jemal Hebano (PharmD)
Jenberu Feyisa (Ph.D)
Junaidi Ahmed (MD)
Koste Abdissa (Ph.D)
Mekbib Gebeyehu (Ph.D)
Mekuria Bulcha (Ph.D)
Moa Apagodu (Ph.D)
Mohammed Hassan (Ph.D)
Mosisa Aga (Ph.D)
Namara Garbaba (Ph.D)
Oli Bachie (Ph.D)
Rundassa Eshete (Ph.D)
Samuel Geleta (Ph.D)
Solomon Geleta (Ph.D)
Teferi Margo (Ph.D)
Tekleab Shibru (Ph.D)
Tesfaye Negeri (Ph.D)
Tesfaye Tesso (Ph.D)
Thomas Baisa (MD)
Tolawak Beyene (MD)
Workineh Torben (Ph.D)
Worku Burayu (Ph.D)

[Sam Ebalalehu]

Eden, ethnic federalism. There is no valid evidence to prove that Isayes hates federalism. There is plenty of evidence to suggest he genuinely hates ethnic federalism as many millions Ethiopians do. They are ignorant of them to write such a letter because they should have known he will throw it to garbage where it belongs. These are cadres, not intellectuals. The two paragraphs that they wrote pretty much tell who they are.

[eritrea]

How President Isayas short-sightedly lost the hearts and minds of Ethiopians

Thanks for the laugh by the way. As far as I am concerned the term Ethiopia exists only in the mind of Eritreans. In practicality, there is no Ethiopia or Ethiopians to speak about. TPLF has undoubtedly been very successful in thwarting a unified national sentiment in that country. That is the reason why TPLF 2 is back on the helmet of power in Ethiopia.

[Fiyameta]

[TGAA]

President Isaias,

Your interview has three points that vividly demonstrate your government’s hostility towards our people:

-You dismissed the need for free and fair elections in Ethiopia,
-You expressed that ethnic Federalism cannot continue in Ethiopia,
-You indicated your government’s apparent readiness to intervene in matters internal to Ethiopia, for a reason that can only be interpreted as a desire to squash popular resistance.
Did you dismiss the need for free and fair elections in Ethiopia?
What kind of "free and fair election" are we talking about? The type where OPDO presents itself as the one and only option in Oromia and claims a "landslide" victory?

With all these Ph.D.s and MDs on their shoulders, they come to defend the so-called "Ethnic Federalism," but Issyas seems light years ahead of these inflated empty suits. They casually toss around "Ethnic" and "Federalism" as if they truly care about federalism.

The crux of the matter is this: Asfa Jalata and company are deeply concerned—very worried—that any support from Issyas to Fano will lead to the premature demise of this distorted and genocidal version of Oromuma. To express their disappointment, they pretend to be high-minded individuals worried about "free and fair elections," as if they genuinely care about the preservation of the "best federal system the world has known," namely, "ethnic federalism." They insinuate that it might be thwarted because Issyas declared, "I don't want to see this rotten system in Ethiopia." The last statement it's unclear what they mean by "to squash popular resistance," as if Abiy's war against Amharas magically morphed into popular resistance.

[sarcasm]

Did you dismiss the need for free and fair elections in Ethiopia?
What kind of "free and fair election" are we talking about? The type where OPDO presents itself as the one and only option in Oromia and claims a "landslide" victory?

Do you suffer from dementia? Or, you are that disgraceful and shameless to ask "what kind of election?" now?!

You have already declared that "whether anyone of us like or not the Ethiopian people have spoken loud and clear . Ethiopians the majority of them gave Abiy a mandate to lead".


I think there is something irreparable, inherent in you guys to be such . . .

See below your exact words . . .

The Ethiopian people gave Abiy a mandate to lead

It is not what a useless baboon says what matters it is the people of Ethiopia. Whether you like it or not even whether anyone of us like or not the Ethiopian people have spoken loud and clear . Ethiopians the majority of them gave Abiy a mandate to lead so -- your kind of p-- imp can p--uc--ck all night long and no body even notice you exist .

Weyanes know how to shoot themselves. Their cockiness always gets the best out of them to their own detriment. If Abiy shows any inclination to negotiate with weyanes to bring them into any power arrangement he should be overthrown. The Ethiopian people gave him a mandate -- so he should accomplish what he started -- decimating backstabber weyanes -- or quarantine them in their cave till they expire. The 7th king will be hailed as long as he does what he set out to do -- uproot the weyanes root, stem, and leaf and all.

President Isaias,

Your interview has three points that vividly demonstrate your government’s hostility towards our people:

-You dismissed the need for free and fair elections in Ethiopia,

You need to remember that this is an old letter from 2020. They are referring to the below interview Isaias gave in 2020, before corona pandemic. Back then, TPLF and its Federalist Forces insisted that election must happen on the right time. PM Abiy's government did not instruct the Election Board to prepare for election on the regular time period. He did not want the election to happen as he was probably behind in setting up his Prosperity Party. Isaias argued in the below interview that the constitutionally mandated election should not happen. That is what they are objecting.

[TGAA]

Did you dismiss the need for free and fair elections in Ethiopia?
What kind of "free and fair election" are we talking about? The type where OPDO presents itself as the one and only option in Oromia and claims a "landslide" victory?

Do you suffer from dementia? Or, you are that disgraceful and shameless to ask "what kind of election?" now?!

You have already declared that "whether anyone of us like or not the Ethiopian people have spoken loud and clear . Ethiopians the majority of them gave Abiy a mandate to lead".


I think there is something irreparable, inherent in you guys to be such . . .

See below your exact words . . .

The Ethiopian people gave Abiy a mandate to lead

It is not what a useless baboon says what matters it is the people of Ethiopia. Whether you like it or not even whether anyone of us like or not the Ethiopian people have spoken loud and clear . Ethiopians the majority of them gave Abiy a mandate to lead so -- your kind of p-- imp can p--uc--ck all night long and no body even notice you exist .

Weyanes know how to shoot themselves. Their cockiness always gets the best out of them to their own detriment. If Abiy shows any inclination to negotiate with weyanes to bring them into any power arrangement he should be overthrown. The Ethiopian people gave him a mandate -- so he should accomplish what he started -- decimating backstabber weyanes -- or quarantine them in their cave till they expire. The 7th king will be hailed as long as he does what he set out to do -- uproot the weyanes root, stem, and leaf and all.

President Isaias,

Your interview has three points that vividly demonstrate your government’s hostility towards our people:

-You dismissed the need for free and fair elections in Ethiopia,

You need to remember that this is an old letter from 2020. They are referring to the below interview Isaias gave in 2020, before corona pandemic. Back then, TPLF and its Federalist Forces insisted that election must happen on the right time. PM Abiy's government did not instruct the Election Board to prepare for election on the regular time period. He did not want the election to happen as he was probably behind in setting up his Prosperity Party. Isaias argued in the below interview that the constitutionally mandated election should not happen. That is what they are objecting.

Stand corrected.