Ethiopia’s shrinking prime minister

November 8, 2013 (Ethiopian Review) — The two TPLF factions are appearing to be close to resolving their differences and turning their attention to getting back the prime minister’s position from their puppet, Hailemariam Desalegn, according to Ethiopian Review sources. The Sibhat Nega faction reportedly has the upper hand, and Abay Woldu and friends have chosen to retreat instead of getting crushed. TPLF insiders have informed Ethiopian Review sources that Tewodros Hagos has emerged as a consensus choice to lead the party and become the next prime minister, but Sibhat Nega’s camp is still campaigning to put Teodros Adhanom in the PM’s office. And Hailemariam is done. He is to be disposed of before the 2015 fake elections get underway, our sources said.

It’s been over a year since Hailemariam became the prime minister in Ethiopia, taking over from the khat-addicted former dictator Meles Zenawi who died in July 2012. Under the Woyanne constitution, the prime minister in Ethiopia has dictatorial powers. Meles Zenawi and his wife used the position to loot the country, mete out punishments against their political opponents, and launch adventurous wars, among other misdeeds. Hailemariam, who claims to be a devout Christian, could have used such power to good use. Instead, he has allowed the TPLF junta to continue using him as a puppet, loot the country and torment the people. After one year in power, Hailemariam has not only done any thing good for Ethiopia, his stature, which was small to begin with, grew even smaller. With his slavish behavior toward the TPLF junta, he made himself useful only to his masters. In the end, he will be remembered as a puppet and a coward who lives only to fill his stomach.

After one you year in power, Hailemariam could have solidified his position and make it impossible for TPLF to push him out. He has failed to build and expand his own constituency and assert his authority. He is held in such contempt by his TPLF masters that they don’t even bother to provide him with “national security” briefings.

While Hailemariam was the prime minister over the past twelve months:

1. TPLF thugs continue to arrest, torture and murder innocent Ethiopians.

2. TPLF thugs continue to loot the country while millions of Ethiopians suffer from extreme economic deprivation.

3. Unable to find jobs in their own country, young Ethiopians continue fleeing to other countries, facing extreme dangers. In countries like Saudi Arabia, Ethiopians are treated worse than dogs.

4. Members and leaders of opposition parties continue to be harassed, beaten up and arrested.

Prime Minister Hailemariam cannot escape both moral and criminal accountability for the these and other countless crimes the TPLF junta is committing against the people of Ethiopia.