
““Just glass breaking – noise, water spilling – noise. [This] is not needed. A review is required. It is necessary to look at things in a very simple way now that we can do many things. It is not possible to react to everything. It is not appropriate to respond to everything. When you grow up, you ask for help. It is said that ‘still water has depth’. When we mean a review, it shows our ability to do it, not our exhaustion. Some, it needs to be ignored. “field is needed”” – Prime Minister Abiy.Ahmed Ali (04.06.2023)
If you ever wondered what arrogance looks like or sounds like… you don’t have to go far or wide to find it. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali spells it out himself. The quote that is mentioned is taken from the address that the PM held to the Prosperity Party – Central Committee. As he spoke about the current affairs in the Republic.
It is telling how he values people and see himself. This man has gotten to much power and prestige. His ego is bigger than Mount Everest. The PM is high as a kite and think of himself as the almighty. A sort of deity walking among mere mortals. Because, just imagine someone saying these things and thinking nothing of it.
The PM is practically saying that the violence, the state sponsored violence and conflicts are just “shattered glass” and a little spilling of water. It is making it seem so trivial. When we know about the conflicts, the violence and the massacres. The “medemer” terror is a normalized affair and been going on for years now. That’s why the PM can be so nonchalant about it all.
We know the PM has intelligence and knowledge about what is going on. He knows what is happening in Tigray, Amhara or in Oromia. The PM gets the reports and memos from the authorities. Therefore, if someone has the access and knowledge it is him. That’s why it happens on his orders and from his close associates. It is a coordinated effort and done in the spirit of the PM.
This is why reading this quote and seeing the viral tape is infuriating. Knowing the plight, the suffering and the consequences of it all. It is just compelling and telling. This is the dark and sinister time in Ethiopia. PM Abiy is following the footsteps of the Dirg/Derg and the butcher of Addis, Megistu. That’s tragic, but where we are in 2023.
PM Abiy came in as a “peacemaker” and a “reformer”, but will go out as a tyrant and a warlord. Certainly not the legacy he wants to leave behind. Nevertheless, his remains will possibly be laid in the shade of one of the trees planted in this generation.
Alas, the PM just tells the world and his citizens that he don’t care about their struggle and lack of help. That’s because he got to choose and see what he can do. He got to review every case and then act upon request. This is how he operates now or thinks. We know the PM has erratic behaviour and quickly changes alliances. Therefore, Abiy today is at war with Amhara, but tomorrow they could be brothers-in-arms again. That’s if the PM gets his way and the Amhara don’t want to retaliate or revenge the lost.
The PM is just showing his cold heart and cynical approach to life. For a man in his office and with the power he posses. That isn’t what a Republic needs or should have. Abiy is to calculated and self-serving that he will let the Republic burn to be King. The PM is so self-centred and narcissistic that it’s the only thing he can do.
The Prosperity Party and allies should be concerned, because their name and reputation is going to be tainted. The PP and Abiy is already tainted by the actions in Oromia, Tigray and now Amhara. The actions in Ogaden and other regions deserves to spread about too. Not like the PM has only chosed certain parts of the Republic. No, this man serves injustice everywhere and at any given time.
PM Abiy will not care or be bothered by the impunity and injustice his serving the public on a regular basis. He just don’t care and won’t even bat an eye. The PM will just say it’s spilled water and call it a night. Peace.










