Oromia-Ethiopia: more Tigrayans using Oromo names (Blog)
Jimma Times, Ethiopia - October 19, 2007

Yesterday another new Tigray-Ethiopian official using Oromo name came to our district. (I am not going to name specifics for obvious reasons) Apparently, the local government still doesn’t think people know about the regime’s ploy. Do they think we are stupid? It has become an annoying and endless strategy to make Oromia towns be governed by proxies and government agents.

I would like to go up to Tigray one day and check if they give some kind of Oromiffa language classes. I would not be surprised if they have Oromo language academy stationed in north Ethiopia because there is literally a mass of Tigrayans with Oromo names speaking perfect Afaan Oromo! They also bring few northern Amharas to Oromia, especially those far north Amharas who were very loyal to TPLF/ANDM party.

Yeah, this is the ethnic federalism Meles has been talking about. Its a shame. This is the reason why there is a lot of Oromo dissidents. The goverment’s policy on paper is perfect. Actually, the constitution was crafted with the collaboration of OLF with TPLF. For Oromos like me who have no interest in the separation of Oromia from Ethiopia, it is sad to see the failure of the current ethnic federalism that could have been the best way to make Ethiopian unity based on ethnic self-governance possible. Policy wise, a poorly implemented ethnic federalism is worse than living under the pre-1991 Neftenga system ...