In an interview conducted by the state-run TV Oromiya and published online on Aug. 12, 2013, Ebba — who has no birth certificate to prove his exact age — says he [Oromo farmer Dhaqabo Ebba] has lived through and witnessed a transfer of power among all of the five Gadaa Oromo political parties in four rotations.
As per the Gadaa system of government, a democratic socio-political institution of the Oromo people, one Gadaa leader serves for a period of eight years. There are five Gadaa parties within this system among which leadership rotates. If Ebba had indeed lived through four such rotations, that makes him at least 160 years old.
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