Boundary and Identity Commission draws membership from opposition politiciansborkenaFebruary 5,2019Ethiopian Parliament approved today the appointment of 40 candidates to the position of Identity and Boundary Commission Members, and they all took oath before the parliament to serve the commission with integrity. 22 members of the parliament voted “no” while 4 members abstained. Legislation to establish Identity and Boundary Commission was ratified in the parliament on December 20, 2018. Of the nine regional states in the country, Tigray regional state passed a decision recently rejecting Federal legislation, approved in the parliament, to establish Identity and Boundary Commission. Two former presidents of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, Dr. Negasso Gidada and Dr. Mulatu Teshome, are appointed to the commission.

Source: Ethiopian News February 06, 2019 04:41 UTC