Let God save Ethiopia from toothless oppositions and from arrogance of TPLF

Opinion By YOHANNES Y

By YOHANNES Y

Recently, the Gibot 7 secretary, Andargachew Tsigge, was captured by TPLF regime. I was shocked that the TPLF were capable to go out and captured their opponent in a foreign country and no forces were seemingly able to stop them. TPLF attempts to send a clear signal to the Ethiopian oppositions: it is a matter of time, wherever you are, we will get you.

But the question is what does the Ethiopian government have to offer the western and other countries to silence them on this massive human right abuse?

The Ethiopian opposition and particularly Ginbot 7 seemed irrelevant in Ethiopia. All they do was vibrate their tongue from a distance without any proof of their existence in Ethiopia; even in the western countries, they cannot organize gravely divided Ethiopian societies, let alone fight in Ethiopia.

So the Ethiopian oppositions seem to have overestimated their own capabilities and their ability to execute a massive opposition movement in Ethiopia; because the Ethiopian opposition is so weak and failed to organized Ethiopian in and out of the country plus the Ethiopian government controlled the country by force, Ethiopian oppositions could not find even a small opening to start a movement. plus the TPLF government mercilessly killing Ethiopians for demanding for their basic human rights.

The Eritrean factor

The Eritrean people are suffering more than words can describe. The ruthless dictator and his military officers are killing Eritreans like flies and the Eritreans are forced into unimaginable enforced labor conditions, unthinkable crime in the 21th century. The Eritreans are fleeing persecution with mass exodus facing imprisonment, torture, beating and sexual assault, not only in their own country, but where ever they flee into, Egypt and Libya as examples.

Recently we heard on the news that the Eritrean government has become so isolated and desperate that it has tried to sell its precious gold resources to Russia – at any price. Sanctions have hurt the financial position of this government so much that the only way they could try to get support was secretly, and unannounced. They sent government representatives to Moscow to offer the Russian government the rich gold and base metal deposits in Eritrea.

So this is the kind of government oppositions are depending on above all the government of Eritrea is not the enemy of TPLF and they are the enemy of Ethiopia, they hate Ethiopia and they will do anything to hurt and divide Ethiopia so how come this opposition group depends on this type of government ?

In general Issias Afeworki is useless leader who cannot even help his own people, a leader who cannot help his own country, how can he help Ethiopia to get a better administration? He was a foreign Arab mercenary

Ethiopian government factors

Anyone who believes that the Ethiopian government is managing the country solely by their own effort and intelligence must be a fool. TPLF opened up for business, and no doubt has extensive dealings with other nations. As the time progresses we see that the Ethiopian government does something that they are not capable of, it is clear some big countries are behind the scene.

Ethiopia is the most important country to fight terrorism in the region, as the country is surrounded by failed states. Somalia, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, even Yemen, Egypt, above all Ethiopia is a gate way to Africa.

The TPLF military is involved in a lot of places and their experience is growing, their strength continues to increase, and this global fire power has made Ethiopian military #40 in the military strength.

The EPRDF has diplomatic and political protection of the west that includes executing the most important projects in Ethiopia which the Ethiopian oppositions or previous governments have failed to do. Behind the scene preparation for the new generation of leaders are continuing in amazing speed. The TPLF have also hired the top economist of the world from well known Universities as advisers.

Unmatched Strength

But here is my problem the Ethiopian opposition in Diasporas clearly failed and not matched the TPLF government effort. We watched helplessly when the opposition’s leader snatched by TPLF; that is the sad and worst state of Ethiopian oppositions.
And for few days we make noise and are done with it. Our intellectual talking and writing but nothing tangible, and have achieved only talk and political diatribe. Where are we? And I think we lost!
Let God save Ethiopia from toothless oppositions and from arrogance of TPLF.