November 27, 2014
The newly formed Cooperative of the nine local opposition parties has sent a letter asking recognition from the Addis Abeba City Administration to hold a 24 hour from December 6th to 7th, 2014 in Meskel Square, Addis Abeba.
The recognition letter has been signed by Engineer Yilkal Getnet, Chairman of Semayawi (Blue) Party and also Chair of the Cooperative, Erchafo Ergelo, Chair of Kembata Peoples’ and Deputy of the Cooperative, Girma Bekele from Omo Peoples’ Democratic Organisation and Nuri Mudesir of the All Ethiopian Democratic Party .
The demonstration is to be held to demand the government to make the upcoming general election peaceful, fair and free.
When the officials of the Cooperative travelled to the City Administration to submit the letter, they were told that the office will not accept it unless Aseged Getachew, the Head of Mayoral Affairs Office had signed it and directed it to them. The representatives of the parties had left the letter in the office in the presence of four witnesses. The officials of the parties had also sent copies of the letter via urgent post.
ESAT has interviewed Nuri Mudesir, Chairman of the All Ethiopian Democratic Party and Treasurer of the nine opposition parties.