ESAT’s distortion of the Protest by Oromo Students

by Tedla Asfaw

I followed VOA’s Amharic today’s report by Solomon Abate andSisayAgena’s analysis onOromo University students protest in Ambo, Adama,Welega and Jimma.

A student at Adama University told Solomon Abate the protesters demand as follows.

- Stop Addis Ababa/Finfine Master Plan incorporating Oromo Kilil into Addis.
- Oromo prisoners to be released.
- Removal of Emperor Menelik statue from Addis Ababa.

From the interview ESAT made with Ambo resident the students demand remain the same except the removal of Menelik statue, might be censored.

Picture credit: Qeerroo

Sisay Agena on his analysis hopes the diaspora will sooner rather than later will come to support the Oromo students struggle. I am sure Sisay is visiting Oromo websites and he should have told us the reason we should give support for those who framed the students protest as struggle between Habesha/Ethiopians and the Oromos.
Is he expecting the Diaspora Ethiopian nationalists who fought Jawar Mohammed and his likes tooth and nail to go and support the establishment of Oromo Republic with its capital at Finfine destroying Menelik statue.

Sisay Agena claims the similarity of the Sidama people struggle defending Awasa from becoming “Federal” in the past with the Oromo struggle of keeping the Oromo Kilil its capital Finfine/Addis Ababa intact.

Sisay Agena should invite Jawar Mohammed as his guest to hear from the horse mouth directly. ESAT reporting and analysis is distorting this week students protest to say the least.

We have fought the eviction of farmers from all parts of Ethiopia since 2008. Oakland Institute stood beside our cause. Unfortunately the Oromo Students did not mind the land to be taken by foreigners then.

The current students protest is about keeping Oromia Kilil intact for future Oromo Republic. Sisay Agena Sidama example he brought on his analysis is the hardest to achieve. Sidamas have to fight many nationalities in South to declare a Sidama Republic. Oromo Republic has “fewer enemies” if someone believes Ethiopia will be disintegrated that easily.

ESAT the media that claims to be Ethiopian should not be a propaganda machine for anti Ethiopia Diaspora Oromo extremists. We are supporting the united struggle for freedom and justice but never give hands for destruction of Ethiopia directly or indirectly. The worldwide protest we witnessed at the end of last year proves for all that Ethiopian nationalism never died!!!

http://ecadforum.com/2014/04/29/esats-distortion-of-the-protest-by-oromo-students/