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The United Liberation Forces of Oromiyaa (ULFO), which was formed by Oromo liberation movements six years ago, has announced the suspension of the Oromo Liberation Front from the umbrella organisation for joining the Alliance for Freedom and Democracy. A press release issued this week by the Executive Committee of ULFO condemned the OLF for "deliberately acting to undermine the agenda of unity of Oromo liberation forces."


ULFO slammed OLF's move to form an alliance with CUDP and EPPF. It referred the two parties as "opponents, if not archenemies, of the very objective of the Oromo people's liberation struggle". According to the press release, the Extraordinary meeting of ULFO has found this action of OLF a substantial basis for suspension.

It further stated: "The CUDP openly rejects the right of Oromo people for self-determination. They reject the principle of Oromo liberation. Under the motto of 'one nation, one language and one flag,' Abyssinian organizations such as CUDP vehemently stand against the gains that the people of Oromiyaa have achieved through their long struggle over the years. It is a cause of grave concern to all other member organizations of ULFO that the OLF worked diligently to forge an alliance with the aforementioned organizations and joined the Alliance for Freedom and Democracy (AFD) at the same time that OLF undermined the success of ULFO using various stratagems."

The press release further alleged that OLF undermined the Oromo Consensus 2000 and grossly violated ULFO program and constitution. ULFO also accused the OLF of impeding the progress and growth of ULFO and compromising the security of the other member organizations of ULFO.

In a separate statement issued earlier by another extremist organisation called the Oromiyya Liberation Council, the OLF was accused of abandoning the Oromo cause and flirting with "Abyssinian" parties. "How quickly they forget is an adage that is now buzzing in the political circles of the Oromo and other oppressed ethno-national groups in the Ethiopian empire. The adage is quite fitting to the implausible political marriage of the OLF with some Abyssinian political parties that took place on the 22nd of May 2006," OLC said in its press release.

OLC went on to denounce the OLF for misplacing its priority. The press release said: "From our intimate knowledge of the Habasha mentality, culture and long history of colonization, the OLC is sure that the CUDP and EPPF are not amenable to negotiation, if at all there is much to negotiate with them. CUDP and EPPF, organizations without roots in Oromiyaa, will use this opportunity of state of confusion to extend their tentacles deep into our land and attempt to derail the Oromo liberation struggle for freedom and independence."

Source: Addis Voice