In an extra-ordinary meeting it held on February 22, 2018 the central committee of OPDO elected Dr Abiy Ahmed as chairman, to replace Lemma Megerssa the immediate past occupant of the post. OPDO’s 81-member central committee unanimously voted for Dr. Ahmed to replace Megersa as chairman is seen as a bid to position him to step in as the next Prime Minister of the country. One of the protesters’ central demands has been for greater political representation at the national level. In a bid to return the country to normalcy, TPLF central committee members are expected to vote for the OPDO candidate, Dr. Abiy Ahmed. Dr. Abiy Ahmed was born in 1976 in Agaro, Jimma Zone of Oromia state.

Source: Ethiopian News February 23, 2018 16:18 UTC