By Suleiman Sabdow

Jigjiga – Somali regional State president in Ethiopia Mustafe Mohamud Omar (cagjar) has said that the current onslaught going on Ethiopia by government forces and TPLF fighers will be a litmus test to whether the Somali’s living in the regional State will enter the capital city Adis Ababa or not if the Tigray forces backed by their Amhara counterpart infiltrate and capture the capital city Addis Ababa.

Speaking during a meeting between his administration and elders in the regional State, Mustafe outlined that the seizure of Addis Ababa is not a benefit to them since they do not support government that has been built and elected by people.

“The capture of the Ethiopia’s capital by Tigray forces doesn’t concern or benefit the people of Somali Ethiopia regional State because they don’t acknowledge the presence and establishment of government by the people.” said Mustafe.

Mustafe also highlighted on the formation and merging of various opposition parties by Somali Nationals living in the United States of America (USA) to oust president Abiy Ahmed’s regime saying that such attempts and moves will not succeed accusing the Tigray of being the brain behind the formation of such parties.

President Mustafe further corroborated that the regional State is a peace maker and called on the residents to comoly with the state of emergency which was declared by Ethiopia president Abiy Ahmed.

Mustafe’s steening speech is seen as a warning to the TPLF forces who have been in fighting with Ethiopia government since November last year and have recently seized several key and strategic towns in the Northern part of Ethiopia and vowing to march and capture the capital city Adis Ababa in the coming days.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed dispatched troops into Tigray in November 2020 in response to what he said were attacks on army camps by the TPLF group. The TPLF said the federal government and its allies, including Eritrea, launched a “coordinated attack” against it.

President Abiy promised a swift victory, but by late June this year, the Tigrayan fighters had regrouped and retaken most of the region. Fighting has since spread to the neighbouring regions of Afar and Amhara.

The conflict has triggered a humanitarian crisis that has left hundreds of thousands of people facing famine-like conditions, according to the United Nations.

Thousands of people have been killed and more than 2.5 million people forced to flee their homes.