EZEMA accuses the ruling party of having intention to run in the Oromo region without any competing political partiesDr. Berhanu Nega, Leader of Ethiopian Citizens For Social Justice Party,EZEMA. (Photo credit : EthioTube)borkenaEthiopian Citizens For Social Justice Party (EZEMA), one of the leading opposition parties that is not based on ethnicity, on Friday said that the situation in the Oromo region of Ethiopia is difficult to make the upcoming election free and fair. In a statement it released it said that EZEMA is experiencing different pressures while carrying out its election campaign in the region. Girma Moges, Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice party (EZEMA) senior officer in Bishoftu, a city just 44 kilometers south-east of Addis Ababa, was murdered last month. The security situation in East and West Wollega and Benishangul Gumuz region is one that could make the election impossible, said the party.

Source: Ethiopian News March 12, 2021 18:50 UTC