Sheger, Entoto Parks near completion: PM Office

Addis Ababa, August 14, 2020 (FBC) –Sheger and Entoto Parks, initiated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last year to better position Addis Ababa are nearing completion.

It is to be recalled that in May 2019, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hosted the ‘Dine for Sheger’ initiative to mobilise funds for city projects aimed at better positioning Addis Ababa as an urban tourism site.

In one year period since the activity begun, both Sheger and Entoto parks which have created many jobs are nearing completion, Prime Minister Office said in a statement.

According to the office, the parks have significance in terms of facilitating service economies and changing the look and feel of the city of Addis Ababa.

The initiatives have demonstrated innovation, purposeful planning and execution in a short time frame, and most importantly are symbolic representations of Ethiopia, Prime Minister Office stated today.

Sheger and Entoto parks alsong with other buetification projects can be effectively utilised to draw the country prosperity closer, the office says.

Lessons learned from the projects for next phase of initiating similar projects in other parts of the country so as ti unpack Ethiopia’s existing assets, Prime Minister Office added.