The Oromo Federalist Congress will open an initial 20 offices in the Oromia region and “start to organize our people,” Chairman Merera Gudina said in an interview in the capital, Addis Ababa. Merera Gudina Photographer: Chris Stein/AFP via Getty Images“We have reached a stage where people have refused to be ruled in the old way, and the ruling party cannot rule in the old way,” Merera said. The region’s spokesman, Addisu Arega, didn’t respond to two phone calls and two text messages seeking comment. Jailed Supporters“The government’s talking about national reconciliation, national dialogue, national consensus, but there are a lot of political prisoners, not only from our party,” Merera said. Attorney General Getachew Ambaye didn’t respond to calls and text messages seeking comment on the detainees.

Source: Ethiopian News February 08, 2018 12:56 UTC