Breaking: Abdi Iley fires the chairman of the ESPDP party and declares himself party Chairman
A visibly disturbed Abdi Iley just fired the Chairman of the ruling Ethiopian Somali People Democratic Party, Mohamed-Rashid Issaq, who is also the speaker of the regional parliament. The Chairman was forced by gunpoint to sit while the process of removing him was underway.
Abdi Iley then declared himself the chairman of ESPDP.
Abdi Iley’s closest aides are expressing concern for the health of Abdi Iley who is talking non-stop, swearing, and saying “I am awake! Oromos won’t catch me sleeping” and other statements.
Ousted at gunpoint: Mohamed-Rashid Isaaq
Apparently Abdi Iley did not like Mr Mohamed Rashid's view that joining EPRDF is not the priority of the people of the Somali Region and that the overriding agenda of the people of Somali Region is justice, human rights, and genuine self-rule. But Iley disagrees and believes the prospect of joining EPRDF as a promotion. Mr Mohamed Rashid remarked "It is like crying to board a sinking ship." And Iley was not amused.
guys, I am not sure what clan he belongs to, i thought u guys would know better than an oromo? lol.
as far as the somali regional govt joining eprdf-i am for it-but i am not gonna say its the most pressing issue or a priority for your people.
first of all, i have no right to speak on behalf of your people. you have intelligent people who can do that, for you.
but... i do not like how tplf wants somali ethiopians to ''stick with ethiopia,'' yet doesn't give the somalis a reason to, or any incentive.
if i were the oromo pm-i would make somalis see that we are all brothers and they are welcome and are equal with us all.
i would develop their land more. i would try to get them more positions in the federal govt. id kick out tplf and tigiree lol and replace them with somalis, afars, sidamas, traditionally marginalized and oppressed peoples of ethiopia.
ethiopia aint just amhara and tigiree, regardless of what they say brother.
eprdf is not weakening, it's just re structuring and cutting tplf down to size. they represent no more than 8-10 percent of ethiopia and their numbers will have to reflect that/their power/etc.
. It will happen.
