Pain Killer for Our Headache, to Dissolve Us! Watch out Oromo Wolves among the Sheep!
By Odaakoo | July 26, 2012
The title is parable; it has bone and bone marrow. It should be defined and be explained well. What is pain killer? Do we have headache? How can we dissolve? How come the wolves? These might be the questions which revolves in one’s mind when encounter the title.
The author heard interview concerning the current situations of Oromo inside Oromia and diaspora. Oromo said well in their great proverb (mammaksa): ’Aak jedhan waa tufan mammakan waa himan’. This is the author’s deep concern of which all concerned Oromo should share. As we all know, our main headache to all Oromo is branching among the OLF main stem. The OLF main stem is the Oromo People on which they are rooted in the soil of Oromia. We can’t talk about OLF without the root and stem. That is why the division among the OLF factions became a great threat and headache to us in general. For our headache the ones who want to dissolve us want to give us temporary pain killer. I want to remind Oromo the great athlete of Oromo Kenenisa Bekele had ones great head because he lost his beloved fiancée. Because of his headache he forced to enter the trap of wolves that lastly and completely dissolved him. The wolves are very shrewd that they approached to help him and pretend to give relief superficially for the headache. They dissolved him and added headache to Oromo People; that was the wolves’ main target. Similar scenarios are circulating these days and find support, planned to stand among the sheep and finally dissolve completely. Small salt dissolves soon inwater but mass salt dissolves slowly watch out.
I would like to express my gratitude to Radio Marii who helps me to see the movement for trap to dissolve. What so ever the objective of this radio, it is very good to have it. As the author is an Oromo, it is our culture and custom to give respect to elders above all to all human beings even Oromo respect his own rival in the form of enemy. That is why adoption (guddifachaa) born on the land of Oromia and among Oromo People. Oromo has no culture of hatred but show love and humanity to make his own blood (lammii). That is our identity which we carry to pass to our generation. Let alone dividing his own blood (lammii) Oromo has such a great heritage to love his neighbor what so ever, could be enemy or friend. So, if division and hatred is not our culture, how come repeatedly among the OLF is a challenging question. We are obliged to glance back to our past life under colonization for more than 120 years. In a net shell, we prepare sandwich usually by dividing a solid bread or bend to put something we are interested into to eat together with the bread. Our colonizers broken the Oromo into parts and gave names so that we were suitable for them to swallow us. They had been successful for more than a century on which we are not still aware of it. The things we used to put among the broken, dissected, trisected bread are slice of meat, vegetable, egg, or sauce, cheese and others. As the meat, egg, vegetable, sauce, cheese placed among the slices of breads our colonizers for so many years have been working of planting religion, purposive intermarriage, imposing strange culture by destroying the original, dismantling the Gada Democratic System, dividing single stem of Oromo into different branches using names and differentiating areas and demarcations. Therefore, we have been eating these as a sandwich and we are grown up with and matured. Ones we are get matured it is very difficult to get separate from. Many of us considered this as a normal Oromo being as we grown up with. That is why Oromo lost unity among themselves. There are no other reasons OLF get divided into three parts apart from this. We are grown and get matured in our bounded areas where colonizers demarcated for us. Therefore, only a hero or heroine who breaks this boundary brings strong solidarity among Oromo. Thus, all Oromo should pray to raise such person who leads Oromo to one and only one stem of unity!
Let me return to the pain killer giver and for our headache and lastly to dissolve us completely. Oromo has also a strong saying which can substantiate my words. ‘Yaa marqaa si afufuun si liqimsuuf.’ As I have said in my former article (http://ayyaantuu.com/horn-of-africa-news/oromia/any-form-of-negotiation-forum-with-tplf-is-for-division-and-disunity-among-oromoo-people/), I am not blind and deaf to negotiation that brings lasting solution to the demand of Oromo people. But, we need to finish our very small difference among us (the three OLF) by the initiation of ourselves not the externals before we plan to negotiate the fate of Oromo People with others! That is the strong and unwavering stand of the author; surely many Oromo share the same stand.
As Radio Marii disclosed by making interview with Professor Ephrem Isaac whom, the author respect as an elder. Because it is our culture to give respect but it is not our culture to give our freedom. With other elders they have planned to make reconciliation among the three OLF factions, which is our headache. They also planned to give us temporary pain killer by bringing the three together so that Oromo consider this as a favor and open their hearts for further negotiation for dissolution. Watch out they might have secured support from others which are behind the mission, but without the support of Oromo People who are thirsty of freedom, their hidden plan become futile. May God help Oromo to understand wolves among the sheep to destroy? If God is with us who can be against us? If the three OLF factions decided to enter into this negotiation of making peace among them by external agents, the author say nothing but they have forgotten totally and destroyed completely from their being the reconciliation culture of Oromo. Oromo reconcile to his own blood (lammii) who offended him even who killed his relatives by the initiation of Oromo themselves not from externals. It is a great shame to Oromo to hear and see their children unable to forgive their own brothers and sisters, their own blood. Rather open their gates for externals, who want to take their main core secret of existence on the table of fake reconciliation. Dear our respected leaders of OLFs ( Dawud Ibsa, Dhugasaa Bakakoo and General Kamal Gelchu) don’t bring further shame to Oromo People by opening gates among yourselves; Oromo People from all over the world waiting you to reconcile to yourselves by your own initiation of forgiveness. Never try to give your main existence and the struggle to free Oromia to externals. Enough is enough division among brothers and sisters of Oromo. All Oromo should be vigilant on the revolving wolves among the sheep.
The author pray for the unity, love, forgiveness and solidarity among Oromo.
May God Bless Our Father Land Oromia!
You can reach Odaakoo at: nabeebultum2007@gmail.com
Dear writer:
thanks you so much for this timely article. I share all your concerns and would like to urge all our leaders to referen from negotiating with state who has finished its gadaa. The Amhara elit has tried to bring together J/Daud and G/Kamle to accomplish their mession. Now, Woyane is trying to bring all of them to put them in to trap. What do we have in our hand to negotiate with groups, abesha elits. We are waiting to our leader to get united by our own intiative not by external forces with under cover mission.
God Bless Oromia!!
1. Amahara intend to unite the two sheep herders
Dwaud and kemala
3.The the? Vermin TPLF
Unifyinging 1+1+1= 3 oLF (hoola ) faction?
these is the verified source or false idea provide?
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They are flock and cannot liberate oromo people
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http://www.joshuaproject.net/people-profile.php?peo3=19651&rog3=KE
Kabajamaa barreessa,
heddun si galateeffadha. Yaanni kee kun yaadafi hawwii ilmaan Oromoo warra dhugaa barbaadan hundaati. Akkuma hundi keenya beeknu, Amaaras taatee Tigreen biyya Toophiyaa jedhamtu sana qabachuuf Oromootumatti fayyadamu. Yoo seenaa ‘uummata keenyaa yaadatte, Minilikis Oromoo akkasitti qaluu, harkaafi harma muruu, garbummaatti gurguruu kan danda’e ilmaanuma Oromootti fayyadameeti. Yeroo dhiyoo kana waayee dhaloota kabajamaa Neensan Mandeellaa kaasanii yoo dubbatan waayee G. Taddasaa Birruu dubbatani. Yoo Manddeellan ‘uummata isaa lammii isaa wajjin jabaatee lolee, waggaa heddu mana hidhaa keessatti dararame, jabeenyafi tokkummaa lammii isaatitiin apartaidii uummata isaa irraa buusee, kunoo waggaa 94 gammachuun ayyaaneffate.
Ilmaan Oromoo garuu gargar baateti obbolaa ishii ajjeechifte (ajjeechiftis). Taaddasaa Birruus kan ajjesse dargii jedhee wara of waame keessas Oromoonnis akka turan ni dubbatu.
Yeroo hammaa kanas yoo arginu, akkuma Tigreen OPDO yaabbattee dhuftee ABO qabattee aangorratti baatee booda toftaa addaddaatin hariyatte sana, Amaaras tayee Tigreen Oromoota addadda baasuf dura taa’ota ABO gowwoomsitee akka isaan tokkummaan hin jabaanne addadda bittimsani. Kun immoo rakkoo heddu Oromoorratti fide/ fida. Kun heddu nama gaddisiisa. Warri kaan wara Amaara ofiin jedhan “Biyya tokko, afaan tokko, amantii tokko!” jedhanii dhaadatan faana tokko taanee lolla jedhu. Warri kaan immoo karaa dimokrasitiin bilisa baana jedhaniiti taa’u. ‘UUMMANNI GARUU JIDDUU KANATTI RAKKATE. TGROONNI DADHABINA KANA ARGITEETI QABEENYA NAMAA SAAMTI. ‘Uummata rakkifti. Nama tuffatti.
Rakkina kana hiikuf tokko tawuu barbaachisa. Tokkummaan ka’uu baannan rakkinni Oromoo ittuma fufa. Amaarris yoo aangotti deebite akkuma Tigreetti uummatatti rakkoo fiddi.
Kana waan tayeefuu, akka ilmi Oromoo dhiira biraatii gad hin taane warri akka Oromoon tokko hin taane gidee keessanii jettanii rakkina addaddaa huumtan akka deebitanii tokko taatanii Oromoo bilisa baaftan isinan kadhadha!
Waaqayyo ilmaan Oromoo tokko haa taasisu!
Thank you very much for presenting your ideas, concerns and visions for the Oromo people and Oromia itself. This is also what democracy, pluralism and free expression of opinion means. Self expresion is alreaddy self liberation!
I am NOT a politician but an ordinary Oromo person wishing all the BEST and justic for all.
In my humble opinion, this also means that all the people and groups you are condemning and accusing have 100% equal rights and freedom to negotiate or not to negotiat in matters that concerns their area of activities. What is the politicial or political group worthy of that name that can not negoiate? Even temporary pain killers slowly but surely leading to the cause of the pain can be an excellent strategy.
If a violent instant head ache caused by some type of bacteria erups and is torturing you why not take PANADOL or DISPERIN to relieve the pain while at the same time searching through laboratory studies for the root cause Bacteria to be eliminated.
Step by step an egg is said be walking on its own feet and hopes all the best in the world for itself.
Negotiation means giving and taking or win-win mode of interaction inorder to promote your core interests.
Most of all, the word social movement or political movement is suppose to mean that it is constantly moving towards its set objectives. None movement, static conditions meand sure death.
The core question to be discussed is not whether to negotiate or not negotiat but what are the terms and conditions of the negotiation.PERIOD!
And then again, the power of social and or political movements rests on its ability in networking both inside(Oromo case) and outside(among none Oromos)in order to spread the values of its objective and missions and thus become understood. One of the the core essences is to reward supporters, coopt neutral bystanders and neutalize opponents along the way to the freedom highway.
The current situation in Ethiopian is rather dangerous with the potential of violence and explosion to say the least.
In all the tyranical and dictatorial systems where one man rule is the only rule there can not be any smooth democratic constitutional transfer of power in case the dictator is dead or over thrown.
As the unfortunate living case of Somalia indicates after the overthrow of dictator Siad Bare,this Ethiopian situation might lead to wide spread spiraling violences and chaos everywhere, where everyone becomes against everyone with NO end in site.
As I have said I am not a plitician but absolutely I don’t want want to be part of such possible genocidal and suicdal barbarism. PERIOD!
That is why I strongly support a new fair, just,honest, equaitable, responsible negotiated sttlement with justice for all.
Good point! but , currentely my attention is on Mallasa’s death & Qeeroo’s action!I may have more comments later !
namoonni ABO hoogganan ifiifuu waliigaluu kan hin dandeenye, akkamiin Addunyaa biraatiifii Dhaabota siyaasaa biraa waa amansiisuu dandayan? dhuguma qaanyiifii xiqeenya oromoo uwwisan.
Karaan Oromoo baasu lolanii moohudha. Araraan wanni takkalee arganu hinjiru. Lolanii osoo naannoo hedhu qabatani booda ha’araramunu yoo jedhanillee xinnoo hinfakaata. Waa takka kanhinqabne akkam jedhanii araraman? Diininuu sittikolfa.
Araramuun ummata Oromoon rakkoo keessaa bahuu hindandahu. Rakkoo numudate kana keessa bahuuf Oromoon loluqabdi. Itiyoophiyummaan nubaasu.
Oromoo yoo makmaaku “laallee garree nyaanne barree.”
Karaan Oromoo baasu lolanii moohudha. Araraan wanni takkalee arganu hinjiru. Lolanii osoo naannoo hedhu qabatani booda ha’araramunu yoo jedhanillee xinnoo hinfakaata. Waa takka kanhinqabne akkam jedhanii araraman? Diininuu sittikolfa.
Araramuun ummanni Oromoo rakkoo keessaa bahuu hindandahu. Rakkoo numudate kana keessa bahuuf Oromoon loluqabdi. Itiyoophiyummaan nubaasu.
Oromoo yoo makmaaku “laallee garree nyaanne barree” jedha.
What a great article!
The author said “The wolves are very shrewd that they approached to help him and pretend to give relief superficially for the headache.”
This is truth. There are many examples that can go with this. As the author said the case of kenenisa’s mismatch marriage is one. The current move by Efrem Yisak to dissolve OLF in the name of arbitrating OLF forces is another example. Even the wolves formed OPDO as a pain killer (but which doesnot cure) for us.
obsaa,
You have lots of good ideas but also some pure propganda elements too.
If a single marriage like that of Kenenisa is so important politically as some people and yourself imply then why can’t that famous Kenenisa Oromoize his wife rather than the wife Amharazing/Tigraizing Kenenisa himself? Your role in stregthening the Oromo culture, identity, unity, self pride, self trust, etc. might be missing. Blaming others is so easy.
We know through distant and recent history the fact that Abesha elites have been converting Oromo land names, city, town, place, tree, persons etc. in to their own names inorder to mean that they own them. For example, when hero Abebe Bikila came back home after winning Olympic marathon, Amhara government bribed and forced his poor mother to publicly state that Abebe Bikila’s father is in fact NOT an Oromo but an Amhara.
It all comes from the general politics of dimination and dictatorship to misappropriate your collective and individual identities as well as human and natural resources. Tigres are doing exactly the same. Nothing has changed.
And then Ephrem Yisiak? Just like kenenisa he wants to associate with the power holder and help him stay in power knowing the fact that they are NOT willing to bring any change that may diminish the dictatorship of the gun totting tplf tyrants from some 6% mass base over the 96% Ethiopiand suffering now for about 21 long years. Tell me as to why Ephrem needs to sympathize with a divided, bitter, disorganized reactive group of people who prefer to disagree on everything rather agreeing on something common.
Anyway, arbitration is very good if it is not meant with dishonest intention inorder to put oromos against each other and keep the fighting strong and alive as always. Your try to find some thing positive in the arbitration and contribute you inputs in one form or another.
Opdo is a reality on the ground but it needs to be seen as a relation of conflict and cooperation. Conflict when they promtote tyrant tplf’s policies and practice in Oromo country but cooperation when they protect Oromo interests in all its forms from the top down to the grassroots.
I understand that the point you want to adress is good. But I want to comment on the following part of your article—-Therefore, we have been eating these as a sandwich and we are grown up with and matured. Ones we are get matured it is very difficult to get separate from. Many of us considered this as a normal Oromo being as we grown up with. That is why Oromo lost unity among themselves. There are no other reasons OLF get divided into three parts apart from this——–My comment is that the reasons for division among OLF members is not exactly what you said. This is the mistake of most of oromo scholars. Realy I don’t understand why oromo scholars try to address it in inappropriate way. By the way do you have clear justification/s (if possible with examples) for what you mentioned as a ‘reason’ for divions of OLF members?