Lemma allegedly talked about plans to change ethnic composition residents of Addis Ababa through massive relocation of ethnic Oromos affected by recent conflicts, which some critical voices say was a deliberate plan. In meeting with business people in Oromo regional state of Ethiopia on Saturday, Lemma Megersa got an opportunity to explain about the allegations, especially in connection with leaked video. “I am not a mad person to think changing ethnic composition of residents of Addis Ababa,” Lemma emphatically told, as seen in a video that has gone viral, participants of the meeting. A considerable number of Ethiopians are convinced that Lemma is wronged and that his views of Ethiopia is not changed. Some even point to the fact that his party recently issued a statement vowing to ensure ethnic Oromo ownership of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital.

Source: Ethiopian News March 31, 2019 22:41 UTC