Five officials and activists of Ethiopian opposition parties that operate inside the country have joined the armed resistance against the Woyanne genocidal regime, according to the Press Office of Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front (EPPF).
One of them is Seid Ali Tegegn, an Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP or Edepa, as commonly known) candidate in the town of Bahr Dar. Seid, who competed for the regional council, told the EPPF press office that Woyanne thugs had tried to convince him to support the ruling party during the May 23, 2010, elections. When that failed they attempted to kill him by throwing a hand grenade on his house.
Abera Kasse Zewdie is another member of EDP who has recently joined EPPF. Abera was assigned to observe the May 23 election in the town of Bahr Dar's Kebele 17. Abera said people in his Kebele are convinced that the only alternative left for them is to wage armed struggle against the ruling Woyanne junta.
The following three opposition officials have also joined EPPF in the past few days:
* Demilew Yigzaw Fente, a representative of All Ethiopian Unity Party (AEUP), in Gonder, Dabat Woreda
* Tekle Takele Gezahegn, Chairman of AEUP's Youth Association in Dabat Woreda of Gonder
* Dereje Woreta Kebede, Medrek representative in Metemha
All three have similar stories regarding the brutal repression in Ethiopia during last month's elections.
Ato Tekle Takele further explained that many among the peasant population in rural areas of the country are joining EPPF.
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