Today it has been announced that 14 Central Committee Members are suspended and that includes the Second in Command, Getachew Reda who all defied the invitation and didn’t participate in the 14th Conference of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
The TPLF is not only splitting into two fractions here, but weakening itself in an internal power-struggle. Which isn’t even legitimized by the authorities or the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE). Whatever the TPLF decides in the 14th Conference can easily become “null and void” as the authorities and such didn’t authorize it.
That means the decisions to expel and suspend members within the central committee could become futile. Especially, since the party is struggling to become a national and legal political entity after the recent conflict. Which made the political party into a “terrorist organization” and haven’t been able to legally return as a political party.
With that in mind and such, the need of defiance and work against the federal government only undermine the efforts to rebuild and restructure the war-torn region of Tigray. The TPLF is working against itself and weakening their own cause. They are playing Games of Thrones and we don’t know who will fall in the end.
The battle of leadership, the battle of who is ranking and who is the big-man isn’t solving the needs of the Tigray region. The TPLF is becoming a fist fight and a publicity game between Debretsion Gebremichael and Getachew Reda. Two men of staunch leadership and ideals, but easily can waste their opportunities.
The Pretoria Agreement and cessation of hostilities has backfired for the party. Only installing a temporary Interim Regional Administration. That is causing internal squabble and in-fighting. That must make Prime Minister Abiy happy. As he see the party and the former power-house is in self-destruction mode.
For a man and a warlord like Abiy. Seeing the enemies fight themselves and weaken their hands. It must be a good day. To see the TPLF becoming to fractions and see they fight in public. That must be a victorious feeling. Seeing the TPLF becoming a battleground and a space of infighting. Which only benefits Abiy. Because he has a weaker party and who is lacking proper procedure. That gives him and the authorities all the reasons to strike down against it.
The Conference in itself can be a vantage point. It can be the straw… and Abiy can find reasons to use that to his advantage. Now he can also play on the TIRA versus TPLF. As they are separate entities. Reda is now dismissed and has to figure out the next steps. That will be new world for him. While the TPLF maybe went a fools errand and will further its cause into oblivion. As they are not complying or interested in playing the games of federal government. Which in the end…
Make the TPLF an “illegal” entity and not a legit party. Reda and Debretsion should talk. They need to sit down and figure this one out. Unless, they want to weaken their hand and be easy prey to Abiy.
Right now… Abiy is winning and these people are playing into his hand. They are deceiving each other and backstabbing each other. While the Prime Minister waits for the moment that he can rule over them with an iron fist and get his way. That’s what is up here and we would think the old rulers would see it coming. However, they never did… Peace.
MinBane 