Abba Gadaa Tsegaye GabreMedhin Poet Laureate of Ethiopia

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/ melkamumeaza / deepabyssinia • Gada governing system has being in place for the last five centuries. It is a viable social-political system of government where leaders are elected to position of authority through the will and active participation of the people they represent. Elected to position of authority not only to keep laws and rules of the land but also accountable for every decision they make. • The system is governed by Adula council (committee) of elders of six men lead by their presiding officer called Abba Gada (father of Gada) .This system runs for eight years then election will be done to bring in new Abba Gada. • Luba (gada class) which is also called Warra arbora follow age sets to ascend to power of lineage. The relationship between concept gogessa (patriclass) and Luba (gada class), between Ilman jaarsa (retired) and ilman korma (active) and hariyya (age set), between yuba (semi-retired) and jaarsa (fully retired), between Luba(gada class)and hariyya (age set) and between both and ilman korma (active) and hariyya (age set) and between both these latter categories and their intersection in the category is of Barbara. They understand also the position of generation in the gada cycle and the patern of alliance (kadaddu) • The structure of Gada system consists of nine members governing assembly listed as follows: • 1. Abbaa Boku the president with 2 vices • 2. Abbaa Chaffa the chairman of assembly • 3. Abbaa dubbi the speaker • 4. Abbaa seera the memorizer of laws • 5. Abbaa Alanga the judge • 6. Abbaa duula the army commander • 7. Abbaa sa'a the economy commander.

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