ADDIS ABABA-The Ethiopian Political Parties Joint Council (EPPJC) has expressed its readiness to actively participate and provide unwavering support for national agendas and mega projects notably the Abbay Dam.
EPPJC Chairperson Desta Dinka told the Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA) that putting ideological differences aside, Ethiopians should vehemently support the mega dam that has immense use to the growth of the Ethiopian economy.
The joint council has also been part of this unwavering support to the dam since its launching and it will keep the backing to the developmental project that would be an engine to Ethiopia’s industrialization.
“The issue of the Abbay Dam is linked with development, not politics. This is the major reason that the people of Ethiopian as well as EPPJC continuously support the construction amidst ideological differences.”
Desta went on saying, “As all Ethiopians aspire to see the completion of the dam and become part of the future development, the same is true for the EPPJC.”
Contending political parties have been putting aside differences when it comes to national issues and developmental projects and the council has been demonstrating unrelenting support on hydro dams and sea issues. “The wider the political space is, the better the outcomes of social and economic issues would become.”
The chairperson further noted that in their visit to the project site, members of the EPPJC have witnessed the employee’s dedication and withstanding of the harsh climate and the new working culture that is being introduced by the dam. “Similarly, witnessing the low-income people who continuously finance the construction of the dam from what they have would give a special feeling.”
The EPPJC will keep on participating in projects that are valuable to national development and called on the public to maintain their support until the completion of the Abbay Dam, he remarked.
BY BETELHEM BEDLU
The Ethiopian Herald April 3/2024
