Statement that SEPDM issued yesterday talks about creating a system that serves diversity with impartiality and a system that fosters Ethiopia’s unity. borkenaFebruary 27,2019The Southern Ethiopian People’s Democratic Movement (SEPDM) is one the the four parties that constitutes Ethiopia’s ruling coalition, Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), whose chairman is Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. It has been meeting in Arba Minch city for days and has issued a statement on Tuesday February 16, 2019. “Strengthening and ensuring continuity of the federal system is key and all time agenda of the central committee,” the statement underscored. On February 21, 2019, an estimated million ethnic Sidama staged a demonstration in Hawassa to push for referendum for the status of statehood.

Source: Ethiopian News February 28, 2019 04:18 UTC