October 26, 2014 | mereja.com
Dr Diimaa Nagawoo, the second in command of Oromo Democratic Organization
(ODF), has been ordered by TPLF security to leave the country within 24
hours.
An anonymous source has informed us that Dr Diimaa was
said to have arrived in Ethiopia for the funeral of late Aadde Tsehay
Tolasa, the wife of late Gudina Tumsa, religious leader and Oromo
nationalist. Sources claim Dr. Diimaa intended to discuss with the
Ethiopian regime about the terms of ODF’s plan to enter Ethiopian
domestic politics.
Dr. Diimaa was seen with Obbo Abba Dulaa
Gammada at the funeral ceremony. He also informally met Obbo Muktar
Kedir, the president of Oromia regional state on the same ceremony.
However, both OPDO and TPLF senior leaders declined Diimaa’s request for
official meeting.They instead sent a mid-level official, Faysal Aliy who
was formerly working at Washington DC embassy but currently head of the
diaspora affairs department within ministry of foreign affairs. This
made it clear that EPRDF/OPDO does not want to deal with ODF within
domestic political framework yet. Later on, it is believed discussions
broke down. Although the details of the terms, both by ODF, and EPRDF,
are not entirely known to the public, sources close to the matter
indicate there is strong disagreement.
EPRDF/OPDO wants to see
ODF to completely distance itself from any OLF legacy including the
famous OLF [Oromo] flag. It wants to see ODF denounce past
‘’atrocities’’ and current OLF ideologies and armed struggle. Above all,
EPRDF/OPDO demands all ODF members give up their foreign citizenship
for Ethiopian passport. Although Dr Diimaa signaled willingness to accept
these terms, he was not able to get green light from the remaining ODF
leaders to enter into official agreement with TPLF.
ODF’s
demands include amnesty given to leadership for their role within OLF.
They also asked for the their party to be legalized and allowed
participation in the next election. EPRDF/ODPO dropped the demands. After
Diimaa informed Faysal his inability to secure consent from ODF leaders
to accept the government’s precondition, intelligence officers ordered
him to leave the country in 24 hours. He has now left . What will
becoming of the ODF plan to return us hangs in limbo.
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