Abiy’s initial messianic shine has deemed with the passage of time mainly on account of his inaction or lack of initiative with respect to transforming the existing political order in Ethiopia, along with its so called constitution. But such personnel reshuffles and purges within the existing ethnocentric political system are not enough. In this connection, we need to be clear about how Abiy’s leadership poses a challenge to the project Ethiopian political transformation. Is the ground of political order and transformation in Ethiopia our integral nationality, our shared Ethiopiawinnet, or ethnic identities and their mere medemer? Even in undertaking reform of the existing political order, he must work essentially within it.

Source: Ethiopian News November 28, 2018 19:18 UTC