Ethiopolitics’ editors chose Bekele Geleta as the person of the year for 2008 and they said this regarding their choice:
There are several reasons why we chose Bekele Geleta as EthioPolitics’s person of the year for 2008. His life story reads like a fantastic novel; marked by crushing setbacks, seeminglly insurmountable challenges, and the inevitable triumph of the human spirit.
In 2008, he was named secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Lessons he garnered from his experiences, many believe, make him perfectly suited for his new job. A co-worker of Bekele put it this way – “Bekele is now my boss in Geneva, and I am so proud to have a leader of his caliber. I have written a lot about the leadership vacuum we have in the humanitarian world. I know that Bekele Geleta will give not only the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement outstanding leadership, but hopefully the whole world.”
On the other hand, Jimma Times chose honorable MP Bulcha Demeksa as their person of the year for 2008. Orom@ntic recognises both gentelmen for their achievment and wishes them both many more successful years to come!
well, both men seem like good persons but i did not know about Bekele until recently and i doubt most Oromos have seen him before. Obbo Bulcha is known by all Oromos so he is the better choice alongside Dawud Ibsa