Shimelis Abdissa sworn in as President of Oromia
ADDIS ABABA – Shimelis Abdissa has been sworn in as the President of Oromia regional state on Saturday.
Shimelis took the oath after the Council of Oromia regional state (Chefe Oromia) elected him to continue to serve as governor of the region.
Shimelis has been serving as the president of Oromia since since 18 April 2019 – replacing Lemma Megerssa. He will now continue to serve as governor of the region for five years.
Pledges Transform Region
In his inaugural speech at the council, Shimelis pledged to work hard in a bid to curb the existing social and economic challenges as well as ensuring peace in the region.
“Making the utmost efforts to end the heinous acts of terrorists TPLF and shene is our first priority to ensure peace in the region and the whole country,” the president of Oromia said.
Shimelis also said his administration will provide attention to the development of agriculture sector in the region through technological advancement and mechanization.
Tackling the cost of living, accelerating education and health services as well as enhancing road and urban sector development and ensuring efficient service delivery will be the top priorities in coming years, he added.
According to Shimelis, special attention will also be given to further instilling brotherhood among the Ethiopians in general and with neighboring regions in particular to promote shared development with the spirit of cooperation and harmony.
Ethiopia conducted the 6th general election on June 21 with the ruling Prosperity Party registering a landslide victory in the parliamentary and regional council seats.
Other regions are scheduled to follow the Oromia region and form their respective governments as per the election results.
The federal government is expected to be formed on coming October 4.