OLF ALLIANCE WITH..
The recent alliance of OLF with the Abyssinian came with no surprise to us.
For the last 20 years, FIDO has been following the position of OLF leadership
with interest and finally unfolding as expected. FIDO has been examining the
gravity of OLF's involvement with Abyssinian organization for sometimes and
specifically after 1991. Noting OLF's intense involvement with the founder of
the Abyssinian colonial institution and its engagement in the process to destruct
the limited achievement the people of Oromia has secured as a result of their
struggle.
OLF's confession to depart from the central and core ideology of liberating
Oromia and its alliance with Abyssinian is nothing but pursue the notion that
is contrary to the will of the people. It is safe to say, no one will argue
that OLF has abandoned the path of liberation and accepted the democratization
of Ethiopia. Having said that, FIDO is distancing itself from OLF as long as
it has alliance with the enemy of the people of Oromia and calling upon the
people of Oromia not to be deceived by these new waves of alliance that is striving
to bring back the old neftanya system.
In principle, FIDO supports and respects the right of Oromo organizations
to form alliances and relations with friendly and like organizations such as
Ogaden, Sidama and other oppressed peoples. However, it does not support alliance
with any enemy organizations such as CUD which does not recognize the existence
of the Oromo people, its culture and its territorial integrity.
The current Ethiopian regime has been advocating the notion of one Ethiopia
since 1991, and that view was completely rejected by the people of Oromia. Is
it not the current uprise in Oromia witness the failure of this concept and
such a policy?
Similarly, late last year OLF tried to forge alliance with EPRDF but that
alliance failed to materialize. OLF has now found a new friend CUD. FIDO believes
such an alliance should not be viewed as a Tsunami type shock since such alliance
will not last long.
It should be clear to every men and women and people of Oromia, OLF's alliance
with CUD does not change the chemistry (chauvinist group) of this organization
and it does not make them any different whatsoever. Such alliance will not dwindle
the Liberation forces, but it will strengthen the Oromo forces to continue struggling
against the Abyssinian domination until Independent Democratic Oromia is achieved,
but our struggle is not against any individual or race but against the system.
We say to the people of Oromia and the Oromo forces, we are starting a new
chapter and the way-out is that all Oromo forces must be united by deeds, not
words and stick to their policies like firm rocks and not shift like quicksands.
We say to the people of Oromia and Oromo forces, this is not the time for looking
backward irrespective of what happened. It is time we should look forward with
faith and high hope and this is the time for us to be united and take a common
action to defeat the enemy.
We say to the heroic people of Oromia and the Oromo forces, this alliance
with the devil, by no means would frustrate the liberation camp but it will
rather sharpen our focus. But this alliance is a reminder for Oromo liberation
forces to be vigilant and to keep all wolves in sheep clothing out of their
organizations. What we learn from this event is the need for all Oromo organizations
to spell out their political views and what they stand for. There are no more
cross roads, no more hallucination and there is no more aimlessness in our outlook.
We also like to remind the Oromo forces that the strengths of Oromo liberation
camp depend on the strengths of every individual political organization.
FIDO believes that by forming an alliance with the devil, OLF has ousted
itself from the bilisumma camp and has joined the enemy camp. We do not have
any doubt that the honey moon between OLF and CUD will soon be over as such
alliance will not last long. However, the scar this alliance leaves, the confusion
it creates and the long term damage this alliance will cause to the people of
Oromia who have paid in their blood is yet to be determined.
Last, but not least, FIDO will not tolerate any ideological friendship with
chauvinists who do not have respect for our people and culture, it calls upon
all Oromo forces to be united because the destiny of Oromia is at stake. .
Oromia Shall be Free
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