Tomorrow, representatives from the districts and cities in the Gurage zone in the southern region will meet with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Wolkite city. Residents and the zone’s leadership told “Ethiopia Insider,” who asked to remain anonymous, that Wolkite city, the capital of Gurage zone, is getting ready to welcome the prime minister.
The discussion that will take place tomorrow at the Gurage Cultural Center has invited both district authorities from the Gurage zone and citizens from Addis Abeba. the delegates of one of the 16 districts in the Gurage zone
He intimated that the topic of the discussion might be related to the “protest in the zone,” according to another Gurage zone commander who asked to remain anonymous. According to “Ethiopia Insider” sources, the territorial status of Gurgaon was the main topic of Prime Minister Abiy’s meeting with investors and intellectuals from Gurgaon yesterday before their meeting tomorrow.
The Prime Minister emphasized that the people of Gurgaon should be together rather than divided during the same meeting. According to Wolkite city residents who were interviewed by “Ethiopia Insider,” some of the banners that were hoisted for the Prime Minister’s arrival “preach the value of living together with the people of Gurage.”
A “Welcome” message is printed on the majority of the banners that are displayed in public spaces and along highways, according to him.