Just in time before its February 1st deadline, the Nobel Prize Committee has received the nomination of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) to be considered as its laureate for this year. While the name of the nominator of the Prime Minister is being kept a secret, The Reporter has learnt from a number of sources that the nominator is a prominent Ethiopian professor from abroad. There has been much advocacy for the nomination of Abiy including the one coming from a Swedish parliamentarian and a petition signed to have his nomination move forward. The petition created last year, called him “The first person to change the perspective and spectrum of the Ethiopian politics,” and called on the committee to award him the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for the work he has done in unity and peace throughout Ethiopia. The members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee are set to meet at the end of February and are expected to formally announce the nominated candidates for this year.

Source: Ethiopian News February 02, 2019 06:22 UTC