Executive Committee of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) concluded its three days regular meetings. It reviewed and endorsed the widespread gains made from the realization of the reform outline.
The Executive Committee also highlighted the necessity “to ensure full and total respect for the rule of law without which justice and order will break down and the promise of the current reform initiatives will not fully be realized,” Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s chief of staff Fitsum Arega said in his tweet.
The committee valued the success achieved in the political, diplomatic, and socio-economic sectors as well as the peace deal reached between Ethiopia and Eritrea and the strengthening of relations with neighbouring and Middle East countries.
The Committee assessed the release of Ethiopian prisoners both at home and abroad, negotiations held with armed groups, the opening of blocked websites and efforts made to reform the justice system as a positive move, which according to the Committee would help to widen the political space.
It also praised the measures taken to strengthen the unity of Ethiopians by uniting the two synods of the Ethiopian Orthodox churches and reconciling the Muslim community.
The Committee commended the measures taken to curb the shortage of foreign currency and the ongoing efforts to finalize delayed projects.
However, it underscored the need to boost the productivity of the agricultural and manufacturing sectors and called for the utilization of all means to reduce inflation to a single digit and to exert more efforts to ensure rule of law and realize the reform.
The Committee finally called on the public to strengthen their support for the sustainability of the reform launched at a national level.
