Ethiopia nationalities day unifying force –Envoy
The celebration of Nations, Nationalities and People’s Day in Ethiopia has been described as a unifying event for the country.
Minister Counsellor II in the Ethiopian embassy in Nigeria Alemu Ayele Gesuma, made the assertion in an interview with Daily Trust in Abuja.
He spoke against the backdrop of the 9th celebration of the day on December 8 which coincided with the anniversary of the country’s new constitution that enable Ethiopians lived in harmony.
The envoy said the day was a symbol of peace, democracy, justice, tolerance, love and affection between and among peoples of the country.
According to him, the celebration of the day took place at the BenishangulGumuz Regional state, the site of the 6,000 capacity electricity dam on the Blue Nile with about 4,000 attendees from across Ethiopia and neighbouring countries that included presidents of Djibouti and Sudan.
Gesuma added that the day was also meant for demonstration of unity in diversity, expression of cultural, religious, linguistic and ethnic multiplicity.
He noted that it was a day when the constitution that was rightly described as belonging to all Ethiopians was adopted.
The Counsellor said with peace among the people, Ethiopia was able to achieve accelerated development which the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) acknowledged to be among the fastest in developing countries.
Gesuma said with the level of development in Ethiopia, the country would become a middle income country by 2025.