ADDIS ABABA – The Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) said it has concluded district level agendas collection process for the national consultation in Afar state.
Briefing the media, the ENDC Commissioner Ambassador Ayrorit Mohammed (PhD) stated that the process of district level agenda collection for national consultation has completed in Afar state. The commission held a consultation forum with over 800 representatives drawn from all districts or woredas in Semera for the national consultation for the consecutive three days.
The representatives identified agendas for national consultation. The ENDC received agendas identified by participants and chosen 54 representatives for consultation with stakeholders, she said.
For her part, Commissioner Bilen Gebremedihin said that the selected 54 representatives drawn from political parties, associations, government representatives and others would discuss on agenda issues. Agenda collection processes at Afar state level would be completed for national consultation soon.
Hence, agenda identification and collection planned to finalize in September. However, in some areas the process is not finalized due to manmade and natural problems.
Furthermore, agenda collection consultation forum held in Addis Ababa City Administration, Benishangul Gumuz, Gambella, Harari, Sidama, Central Ethiopia and Dire Dawa, he noted.
During the past few years, Ethiopian governments and the people have experienced the same thing as the country has been in continuous turbulence for a number of reasons. The country and its people have been going through some difficult and challenging times due to the bad seeds sown by some bodies.
Those entities have intentionally created narratives to disturb the people and the government and stretch the nation between poles. So, every stakeholder in the country could not find the opportunity to come around the table and discuss the differences, it was learnt.
BY TSEGAYE TILAHUN
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2024
