Thursday May 5, 2022
The Congress for Somali Cause (CSC) released a statement
condemning what it called ‘the government’s relentless military operations in
the Oromia region’. The statement said that many lives have been lost as a
result and accused the government of utilizing multiple forms of weaponry
including ‘drones and aerial gunships’ in heavily populated areas. The congress
underscored that such a situation has caused political disarray and economic
dilemmas for the entire country.
The congress linked the instability to what it believes is a
slide away from the ‘high expectations that were set nationally and globally at
the beginning of the new administration. Underlining that this said hope was
dashed, the presser argued that conflicts erupted all over the country,
including the Oromia region. In specific mention of the Oromia region, it went
on to denounce what it expressed as a ‘violent campaign in Oromia’, something
which the presser said has been happening in the past but increased in scale
and intensity more recently.
In reference to these intensified military operations in the
regional state, CSC called upon the Somali regional government to not ‘take
sides in the campaign’. Furthermore, the presser emphasized that a ‘finding a
peaceful way to live with human dignity. The statement also asked the
government to ‘reconsider its actions vis-a-vis the slippery slope the country
is on’.
The statement concluded by saying, “CSC is clearly and loudly
stating that democratizing Ethiopia as a multinational state is the only way
and the right direction for the country.”