The Executive Committee of Ethiopia’s ruling coalition, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), has finally accepted the resignation of Abadula Gemeda as Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representatives. The resignation of Gemeda in October this year came as a shock to most political watchers in the country. The government did not immediately accept his decision with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn stating that there were talks ongoing to have Gemeda rescind his decision. Gemeda’s resignation was followed by that of another top official, Bereket Simon – then a policy analyst to the premier. Ethiopia Prime Minister hit by resignation of another top official https://t.co/yQBpJUnOoS — africanews (@africanews) October 17, 2017According to him, the two needed to be taken in context.

Source: Ethiopian News December 25, 2017 09:56 UTC