Balderas has rejected the involvement of the city administration in the investigation of illegally appropriated lands in the capital Addis Ababa and the transfer of over 21,000 condo unitsborkenaJanuary 28, 2021Balderas for Genuine Democracy Party is staging a demonstration this coming Sunday in the capital Addis Ababa. Adanech Abiebie, the acting mayor, this week dismissed the claim that Oromo regional state is engaged in land grabbing in the capital Addis Ababa. She said Addis Ababa is bigger than what it was and that is not possible had there been a land grabbing (from Oromo regional state.) For the party, the city administration needs to be investigated, and that an independent body outside the government should be in charge of the investigation. Balderas leaders including Eskinder Nega have been in jail since July 2020 over alleged planned violence in Addis Ababa.

Source: Ethiopian News January 29, 2021 07:41 UTC