EPLF CC Members Launch Opposition Against President Issaias Afeworki

 Addis Ababa, June 02 (ENA)--Fifteen Central Committee members of the Eritrean ruling party, EPLF, have begun voicing oppositions against the party's leader and the country's president, Issaias Afeworki, for totalitarianism.

 AFP reported from Nairobi, Kenya, that among the high-level Eritrean officials opposing to the president's rule are EPLF second man, Petros Solomon, former foreign affairs minister and currently industry minister, Haile Woldensae, former inland minister, Mohamud Ahmed Sherifo and EPLF Central Committee Member, Mesfin Hagos.

 The opposing Eritrean authorities in their letter they posted on the Internet said Eritrea was in chaos caused by the ruling party and the government of the country.

 Copies of the letter bearing petitions were delivered to the diplomatic missions in Eritrea, AFP said.

 BBC also reported that the splitting EPLF CC members have accused Issaias of despotism and abuse of authority. 

The open letter to all 650-thousnad members of the ruling party is signed by 15 senior members of the central council.

 The impact of the letter on the public is likely to be limited due to the people's restricted access to the Internet. Nevertheless gossips in Asmara spread like wildfire, according to the BBC report.

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