Saturday, February 26, 2022 (HOL) – ONLF Chairman Abdirahman Madey, in an interview with the BBC, reported on the general situation in the Somali region, as well as the relationship between them and the Somali regional government.
He said there was opposition to the government in the Somali regional government, and that the ONLF welcomed the opposition, as the government welcomed the opposition, and that this was when the government began arresting dissidents. , as the chairman put it.
He also said that the people have the right to organize, and no one can deny that, adding that “the Somali people have the right to organize, the constitution of Ethiopia says that the people can organize and “No one can oppose the formation of associations, but if the repressive system is restored, the problem will be solved, and the local government will be the one to run the law, not the opposition.”
He also said that the opposition party stands to point out the government’s shortcomings, and point out what the government is doing wrong.
He also said that the agreement reached with the government had been annulled by the government, as he said the government had not fulfilled the terms of the agreement, adding that “a joint committee should have been formed to discuss the causes of the war.” “Compensation for the victims, resettlement of the organisation’s army, everything the government has spent”.
He went on to say that when the two sides talked to the government and there was no result, they decided to do both, to start the war again and to wait for the time to change, with the right people coming. , according to the ONLF chairman.
“For the sake of our people, let’s say, ‘Let’s fight for peace first,'” he said. ONLF Chairman Abdirahman Madey
ONLF Chairman Abdirahman Madey’s remarks are improving, as the ONLF and other opposition parties have recently been meeting in Nairobi.
The government has repeatedly said that in the region and in the country, as it is safe for the opposition to maintain peace in Ethiopia and the Somali regional government, the opposition has not been able to do so.
The ONLF and other opposition parties operate freely in the Somali region, with offices in most Somali regional governments, as well as offices in Dire Dawa and Addis Ababa.
Abdilahi Jawhar, Hiiraan Online
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