Reasons for the Establishment of General Organization of the Oromo Liberation Army (GOOLA) akka as Jaarmiyaa Waraana Bilisummaa Oromoo Waliigalaa (JWBOW) in Afaan Oromo

Reasons for the Establishment of General Organization of the Oromo Liberation Army (GOOLA) akka as Jaarmiyaa Waraana Bilisummaa Oromoo Waliigalaa (JWBOW) in Afaan Oromoo

GOOLA is new in a sense that it is inclusive - more Oromo-wide and solution oriented.  It is an overarching body of Oromo Liberation Army (OLA).

Why GOOLA?

1.       To combat challenges related to civilian population in Oromia,

·         We are aware of crimes committed in the name of the OLA in Oromia that need accountability,

·         The issue of crimes in Oromia are multi-faceted, intertwined with demands for self-determination of the Oromo people,

·         The sacrifices OLA made and the ongoing victories against the regime provoke extreme acts of violence against our people.

2.      Because it is necessary to establish a political link between OLA and civic population, necessitated by:

•         The “separation” of OLA from the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), there has been a vacuum of civil input that undermined the preexisting bond with our people.

•         The transition from Eritrea to Oromia that disrupted clear administrative and overall strategic leadership to promptly plan, coordinate, and provide the necessary logistics to OLA.

•         The hateful propaganda that ensued, and the cover-up for various parties to commit crimes against our people under the hate for the Oromo Liberation Front.

•         Intensified crimes such as murder, looting, intimidation, and military violence committed under the guise of “security”.

•         Political killings, killings of ethnic identity, and corruption in the seizure of common property, and the WBO is being presented to the public as a criminal.

•         The need to establish an Oromo-wide organ that can assume the responsibility of ensuring that abuses in Oromia are recorded and saved.

•         Expanding access to domestic and foreign NGOs, humanitarian organizations, and OLA leadership.

•         Organizing various civilian OLA bodies and structures under one central command and leadership.

•         The need to openly act, dismiss, or expose camouflages who pretend and act like OLA while launched by the enemy,

•          The importance of taking responsibility for the areas liberated from the control of the so-called government, responsibility to uphold the rule law.

It was decided to organize a body that would act transparently and variably.

Our primary and immediate goal will be to expose crimes committed in the name of OLA.

We will address these soon, in a separate release.