On his September 26 status update Daniel Berhane said and I quote Perhaps, this luxuries accommodation had been the case all along, it is just we didnt hear about it. How much is the rental price of the house for the three deputy PMs, the frm. DPM Addissu Legesse, Azeb Mesfin, etc.? He then cried out Transparency, transparency, transparency! Few days later, he and few of his friends prepared a petition requesting GoE to cancel the 400,000 Birr per month rent contract for the outgoing president and asked people to sign the petition. I supported the initiative but I also wanted him to ask more. I commented on his page by saying ዳኒ እስኪ በነካ እጅህ መንግሥት ለወ/ሮ አዜብ ቤት ኪራይ ስንት እንደሚከፍል ጠይቅልን። In response he said ፈርዶብህ - ነጋ ጠባ የትግራይ ሰው አጀንዳ እንዲሆን ትፈልጋለህ፡፡ I was so surprised by this response and replied by saying I dont know and I dont care about her ethnic background. All I wanted to know was how much the government is spending for her house and other benefits. I still dont know why he said that. Apparently, he thinks that when he calls for the government to reveal how much money it allots for the former first lady it is all about transparency. But When I call for the same thing its something else. This is hypocrisy at its best. Thats too bad, Daniel. Too bad indeed. Now I ask you again to repeat your September 26 question (forget mine). Ask the government how much money Azeb, Adisu and others are receiving. Dont tell me you didnt ask this question. You know you did.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 03:34:23 +0000