Tigray regional state president, Debretsion Gebremichael, his resignation, reported today government affiliated local news source, Walta. As well, the breaking news coverage from Walta did not report on why Debretsion decided to tender his resignation. What is known so far is that TPLF central committee had a meeting this week. According to The Ethiopian Reporter which cited Getachew Reda (one of the nine TPLF executives), Getachew Assefa, who is a member of TPLF’s central committee and executive committee, did not attend the central committee meeting this week. Getachew Reda told The Reporter that there was no agenda item regarding the former spy chief during TPLF’s central Committee meeting.

Source: Ethiopian News January 06, 2019 17:48 UTC