A senior advisor to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has issued a statement identifying Tigrayan forces and various regional actors as primary obstacles to national stability. The advisor’s comments reflect the federal government's ongoing effort to manage internal security challenges and consolidate control in the wake of the protracted conflict in the Tigray region.

While the federal government maintains that these regional groups are actively undermining peace initiatives, the statement provides little detail regarding specific recent incidents or the nature of the alleged obstruction. The accusation underscores the fragile state of the current political climate in Ethiopia, where federal authorities and regional entities remain at odds over governance and security mandates. The government’s narrative consistently positions these regional forces as the primary disruptors of the national agenda, though the advisor did not elaborate on how these groups are specifically hindering stability or what the government’s next steps might be to address these concerns. Observers note that such rhetoric is often used by the administration to justify continued federal pressure on regional administrations, though the lack of specific evidence or counter-arguments from the accused parties makes it difficult to verify the extent of these claims. The situation remains fluid as the federal government continues to navigate complex ethnic and political divisions that have persisted since the conclusion of the formal civil war.