Abi Ahmed Plans Possibly Brutal and Long Game

[waffl3r]

After Liyu is integrated with the police, the next step is to divide the regional states into geographical ones. Oromia will be split into 5, and Somali state will be split into 3. Afar, Tigray, and the others will all be split. This is what Abiye wants to happen by the end of the year

Do you think it will be accepted by the people given the insane levels of ethnic violence and extremism in the country

 

[GemState]

It was bound to happen, and I saw this coming when Abiy ascended to power and revealed his vision

Even though PP is very unpopular in our region, I wished that the former 'Somali Democratic Party' along with the other parties abstained from merging with the prosperity party. Which in turn would've be easier to be in opposition, whenever an unpopular measure like this would be forced through.

This will affect mainly us. Afars are Ethiopianist and they have a small population for a large region. Oromos are mostly regionalist, where you find a vast variety of culture, dialect, religion and even political views depending on the region in question, and therefore easier to adapt. Such as the 2 Hararghe regions, the 2 Bale regions, the 4 Shewa regions etc.

If he's going back to the Derg provinces, then it'd probably look like this. Hararghe would be a thing again

 

[GaradShabeel]

If he's going back to the Derg provinces, then it'd probably look like this. Hararghe would be a thing again

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Ideally for Abiy, yeah. But it's unlikely that he will push for it.

He may get a some resistance (that he can handle) from throughout the country, if he only breaks the region into smaller ones. But to refigure and return to the old provinces?!!?!? That will be the hardest task, and either make it or break his rule.

Most of the elites and his allies will also be against it, (maybe with the exception of Amharas and other yaryar ethnic groups). But not from the remaining ethnic groups. It will be hard to pull this through.

Though, I don't put anything past Abiy. He's going to do, or at least try to do, all types of crazy measures