Interview: Aba-Biya Aba-Jobir
Interview: Aba-Biya Aba-Jobir
The Reporter - Dec 13, 2008
What do you think of secession and OLF?
The issue of secession is an academic question. First, the idea was conceived. By the time OLF was established, EPLF was fighting to secede from Ethiopia.
In 1991, the idea of secession was put on hold and we opted for building a democratic order in the country. Many OLF officials were appointed as ministers and ambassadors. It opened branch offices in many parts of the country. The party has two parallel objectives. One is to establish an independent State of Oromia. The other is to build a democratic order in the country together with adjacent peoples.
Was there a time when Oromo people favoured secession more than equal rights?
Back in the old days, when OLF was first established, socialism was the fashion, and people believed that the right of nationalities to self-determination should be respected. But after seeing the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the idea was dropped. Read More.
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