TPLF’s Efforts to Ensure Good Governance, Defeat Poverty Help Bring Radical Change: Meles

Mekele, September 7, 2008 (ENA) - TPLF and EPRDF Chairman Meles Zenawi said the effort launched by TPLF in the last two years to concur poverty and ensure good governance has enabled to bring about radical change both in rural and urban areas.

In response to questions raised on the report presented by the Central Committee of the TPLF to its Seventh regular conference being held in Mekelle Town, Prime Minister Meles said the efforts being made by the Front has helped to bring tangible changes.

Good governance could not be separated from bringing about sustainable development, he said.

Most of the farming community who clearly understand the importance of development have actively been involved in various development activities that led to bring concrete change.

He said this positive trend would help achieve the Front's goal of ensuring good governance in the coming two years.

Pointing out that good governance is at good stage in rural area, Meles said this would be further consolidated in the next two years.

He said the ongoing civil service reform program would help bring improvement in good governance in urban areas. The efforts being done to ensure good governance and defeat poverty are encouraging, though they are a little bit delayed.

Meles expressed the hope that the goal of TPLF to attain good governance and bring about development would be successful in the coming two years.

Regarding to officials of the rural Kebele executives, Prime Minister Meles said rural kebeles are organized anew to enable them ensure food security while competent executives were assigned that can help attain this goal

The members of the Committee continued their deliberation on Sunday on the report presented by the Central Committee. (END)

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