Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday arrived in capital of the eastern Somali regional state, Jigjiga, to attend the closing conference of the state’s ruling party, the Somali Democratic Party, SDP. The party on Monday started its organizational conference, the first for its new leader Mustafa Omer who took over last year after the former leader was deposed over human rights infractions. He recently met with Omar and leader of the party Ahmed Shide – who happens to the Finance Minister, to help resolve intra-party issues. Update: PM #AbiyAhmed was welcomed in #Jigjiga in the presence of #SDP chairman Ahmed Shide & vice chairman Mustefa Omer. The name change from Ethiopia Somali regional state to Somali regional state was officially ratified by members.

Source: Ethiopian News April 03, 2019 13:18 UTC