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It
Is Official, Diaspora: CUDP Is Broken Beyond Repair!
By
Mezgebe Gebrekiristos at emaa_go@yahoo.com
Most
of us have consistently disputed the notion that the Coalition for
Unity and Democracy (CUD) party was a real political party with
real constituents that reside in Ethiopia. We openly argued that
the CUD party was an ungodly alliance that does not have genuine
political program; that the party was a house of cards; that the
party was comprised of opportunistic individuals with creepy
political agenda; that the party was hastily assembled in the U.S.
and shipped to Ethiopia to serve Hailu Shawel and co.; and that
the defective party ought to be recalled before it caused serious
damage to the fabric of our society.
A
few in the Diaspora failed to heed our warnings, and now—after
the fact—they seem to have awakened from their deep hibernation
to a grim reality in which no amount of lies can do the trick
anymore . Even the die hard supporters of Kinijit
such as the solo member of the so-called Anuak Justice Council,
Mr. Obang Metho, and the lie master, Mr. Fekade Shewakena are
finally admitting the discord within the Kinijit
leadership circle is life-threatening. Although I agree with
the Shewakens that Kinijit
is in deep crisis, I doubt that Kinijit
has had a life of its own in the first place. Engineered by Mr.
Hailu Shawel, Kinijit has
been made to breath through the nostrils of Almariam,
and a few other crooks in the D.C. area. The party has been in a
vegetative state since its inception. It is time to pull the party
away from the artificial ventilators and feeding tubes and call
for its burial ceremony sooner than later.
To
be honest, I take no comfort with the current squabbles between
Mr. Hailu Shawel and Mr.Berhanu Nega. I wish these two individuals
and others in the high echelon of the Kinijit
were wise enough to learn one or two democratic lessons from the
West where they claim to have lived for many years. A mature and
responsible opposition party is of paramount importance to a
country’s political, economical, and social progress. Simply
put, a sensible opposition is a mirror to any incumbent government
in which it sees its day to day activities—good and bad.
Conversely,
a political party consisting of short-sighted individuals is a
predicament to any real progress, and, unfortunately, what we have
in Ethiopia is just that. To Kinijit,
being in the opposition is equated to dismissing any and all deeds
of the government in power regardless of their merit to the
public; the idea “one-fits-all” (one culture, one language) is
a sacred belief that should not be tampered with; and no one other
than the CUD party is endowed with leadership skills to head
Ethiopia. This is sickness in its purest form, and it is a
reality, especially in the Diaspora Kinijit
supporters.
Even
though most of us are not surprised by the current crisis of the
CUD party, some in the Diaspora are. We say, welcome to the club.
We saw this was coming but were not sure when. Now, it is here in
our yards. Truth be told, CUDP is broken beyond repair. This
situation is captured well in an Amharic saying, “Berile Keneka
Aihonim Eka.” Any attempt in repairing it would be a fool’s
endeavor.
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