PM Abiy Discusses Election with Regional Chief Administrators, NEBE Leadership

April 22/2021 (ENA) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed convened today regional chief administrators and the leadership of National Electoral Board of Ethiopia to follow up on the direction provided in the meeting of last week, following NEBE’s report that many polling stations were still pending.

During the occasion, both NEBE and the regions confirmed the progress made over the past week to set up polling stations and register voters, according to Office of the Prime Minister.

The meeting also explored security preparedness among all regions in ensuring that the electoral process is peaceful and unhindered by agents of instability.

In this regard, National Security Advisor Gedu Andargachew presented the assessment made by the National Electoral Security Committee, confirming that with the exception of a few hotspots, many polling stations throughout the country are ready to peacefully undertake elections, it was learned.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his part called on the regional chief administrators to scale up the momentum over the next week in enabling the full functionality of pending polling stations.

Citing that the upcoming elections are consequential in Ethiopia’s democratization process, Abiy urged all stakeholders to do their utmost in delivering on a successful and peaceful election.

The premier further called upon citizens to depart from emotion led actions and work together for stability and peace.

In this regard, he called on youth to mobilize and strengthen the national security sector by enlisting for service and imparting their civic duties.