Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed is meeting with the TPLF chairman Debretsion Gebremichael today, according to informed sources.
The TPLF Chairman has been invited to the capital city after yesterday’s statements by two TPLF groups. On Monday, Debretsion Gebremichael led TPLF group fired Tigray interim president Getachew Reda, 12 cabinet and Tigray interim government officials. TPLF Getachew Reda wing refused to step down. It announced to take legal action on Debretsion wing leaders. Late at night, Tigray security forces (TSF), in a statement, warned the two TPLF factions by saying hat TSF will not allow any disorder or instability arising out of the two conflicting statements issued.
Federal government has been silent since yesterday. It did not issue any official statement. Tigray interim president Getachew Reda, former senior TPLF leader, was appointed as the regional president for interim period by the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in March 2023. Getachew Reda’s name was forwarded by TPLF to federal government for appointment. TPLF’s central committee had elected Getachew Reda for the slot of Tigray interim president.
Last month, TPLF Debretsion group expelled Getachew Reda and 16 other central committee members from the party. Getachew Reda and his fellow CC members refuses to accept the decision. They are planning to hold a party congress, claiming to be representing real TPLF. Now when when TPLF is split in two, Debretsion wing TPLF says that Getachew Reda is not part of TPLF anymore and new president, nominated by TPLF, should be appointed.
Reportedly, TPLF Debretsion did not consult the federal government before making yesterday’s big decisions. TPLF does not have the authority to remove or appoint interim president or his cabinet members, say federal government officials.
It seems that the Prime Minister will try to convince the Debretsion group that the party should adopt legal channel for the removal of interim president. Debretsion group could be asked to forward new names to federal government for appointment of regional president.
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