Habtamu Girma
November 19 2019
Jigjiga, Ethiopia
Following the merger of the EPRDF front parties to establish Prosperity Party, there are very immature comments I am grabbing from social media circle.
One such was fear that if things are free for people to live elsewhere in the country, the emerging regions would be flooded with settlers from highland Ethiopia.
Hearing such notes is somewhat annoying, if not a ridicule.
I don’t know why or how people imagine so. Let’s broaden our horizon. Why we fear ‘our land will be filled by highlanders?!’; it is open for our lowlanders to fill highland cities too.
By the way, no one lives wherever getting things for free. For example, if Somalis live in U.S.A or Addis Ababa , they are not burdens to U.S citizens or Addis Ababians. They live in their sweats and hard work, serving the local people. No one lets u live as a burden. The same holds for highlanders if they come to Somali region or any other emerging region too. They have been working hard to add values to local communities .
For instance, I have been serving Jigjiga University for the past 11 years. I am proud to say I have served my people here. I never feel a burden to anyone here; nor does I feel others feels same.
So, why we fear freedom to live elsewhere?!
Look, this is 21st century , and today not land but idea is the most valuable resource. Let’s cope up with our time.
The limit of horizon is the limit of our civilization. Let’s think big; and achieve big!!!
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