Si----, you missed the point!
This is not about EPRDF. This is about the clarification of the rumor around CUD's break up.

It shows, contrary to CUD supporters' claim, that Lidetu is not a traitor. The supporters accuse him of being a sell out because he had problems with Hailu's non-democratic behavior within the party. They want him to shut up and go away because he did not want to follow unconstitutional means to achieve victory. From Lidetu's arguments one can sense, even though he is totally against EPRDF, that he believes in the system that was setup. He talks about the institutions that exist in the country and the rules and regulations. He hates the policies EPRDF has applied, he wants to change these polices but not the system.
There, the difference between what CUD should be and what CUD as become, lies.
The folks who understand Lidetu, I have respect for; the ones that call him traitor are just sad and reinforces, to me, that Hailu and co are about coup d'etat-s.

This is about an internal crisis of CUD; nothing to do with EPRDF.
It's about the idea of:
1. opposition with respect for the constitution
2. opposition with disregard for the constitution.

Therefore; 1. is Lidetu's camp and 2. is Hailu's camp.

This is the difference between someone who has a political agenda and how he goes about accomplishing it, as opposed to the whole CUD vibe about dismantling the system.
Funny how folks who called him a hero before CUD broke up are now calling him a traitor since his method is not bent of destroying the system.

----T----