Oromia State Council Holds First Regular Session of 7th Term
Concurrently, Abdu Salam Wario was elected as Speaker of the Council, and Zemzem Shalo as Deputy Speaker, completing the formation of the new leadership.
The Oromia State Council has elected new state government leadership and undertaken major administrative reforms.
Concurrently, Abdu Salam Wario was elected as Speaker of the Council, and Zemzem Shalo as Deputy Speaker, completing the formation of the new leadership.
The Oromia State Council also approved the appointment of judicial leadership, naming Dr. Ute Kana Oda as President of the State High Court and Tadesse Lese Kena as Vice President.
Chief Administrator Shimelis Abdisa expressed his commitment to accelerating socio-economic transformation, outlining concrete strategies to connect infrastructure with production, opportunities, income, and prosperity.
This reorganization aims to decentralize administrative power and strengthen decision-making authority at lower levels. According to the draft law approved by the Oromia State Council, the existing 21 zones will be consolidated into 6 larger zones: East, Central, West, South, Southwest, and Southeast.
This reorganization targets the decentralization of administrative power and focuses on strengthening the decision-making authority of lower administrative units to achieve resident-centric governance.
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