Ethiopian civil society organisations under the aegis of the World-Wide Ethiopian Civic Association Network (WE-CAN) has commenced a campaign to forstal efforts by some groups in the country to get the Nobel Committee to revoke Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed’s Nobel Peace Prize award.
This followed recent developments where the Norwegian Nobel Committee recently received a letter from some groups and individuals urging it to take measure of revoking the award to the Prime Minister.
In its letter, the network expressed its confidence that that committee would not entertain such requests. It went on to say that “no leader in the country’s history assumed power facing so many intricate internal and external challenges as did Prime Minister Dr Abiy.”
Despite the challenges he faced, the Prime Minister took decisive measures that propelled the country to a path of peace and democracy, it added.
After releasing all political prisoners, he immediately ended the long-standing conflict with Eritrea as well as invited all previously exiled opposition groups to return to Ethiopia, it stated.
Moreover, he allowed private media to operate freely and openly and most impressively, he led the greatest environmental campaign by organizing and leading a reforestation program where Ethiopians of all walks of life planted a record 353 million trees in 12 hours, it added.
“What we need is not a revocation of a well-deserved peace prize. This is a time to build upon the progress we made,” said the network.
WE-CAN also urged all Ethiopians at home and abroad as well as friends of Ethiopia across the world to come together to avert the danger facing the country.
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