Whereas asking for constitutional change is a constitutionally guaranteed right, but threatening to change the constitution is unacceptable. In a bid to fight the crippling problem of unemployment, Abiy said the created jobs for about 1.4 million people last year. He however added that there are more than 11 million jobless Ethiopians and the figure increases by two million each year. Reforms are being implemented in several state institutions including the electoral commission, the human rights commission and security agencies. “Any attempt to seize power through guns and not the ballot box will take Ethiopia a hundred years backwards,” he said.

Source: Ethiopian News July 01, 2019 14:03 UTC