Ethics and audit committee of Oromo Liberation Front looking into dispute between the chairman and central committee, which temporarily suspended him as chairman of the organizationDawud IbsaborkenaAugust 14, 2020The fifty years old radical ethnic Oromo nationalist organization, Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), suspended its leader Dawud Ibsa as a member of the Organization’s Executive Committee. Kejela Merdassa, the spokesperson, said on Friday, as reported by DW Amharic service, that the Chairman is suspended temporarily. It was the deputy chairman of the Oromo Liberation Front, Ararsa Bikila, who chaired the meeting. For the spokesperson of the party, the central committee meeting was organized in accordance with “OLF’s rules and regulations.” Furthermore, he said the meeting was not about removing the chairman from his position. The news source said that Dawud Ibsa was not reachable on the phone for remarks about the Central Committee Members’ decision.

Source: Ethiopian News August 15, 2020 01:18 UTC