Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed delivered a sharp wake-up call to critics and citizens alike, declaring that "an eye that does not see is just a forehead" as he challenged the nation to look at its own potential with an open mind. Speaking at the official opening of the massive Entoto-Kebena riverside project, the Prime Minister took direct aim at the persistent cynicism that frequently shadows major national developments.

PM Abiy argued that for generations, a lack of organized vision kept the capital’s true natural beauty hidden in plain sight, causing residents to walk blindly past local opportunities while longing for what other countries have built. He insisted that the residents of Addis Ababa do not deserve to live in squalor or degradation, framing the newly completed eco-corridor as a definitive, practical answer to the early skeptics who loudly claimed the project would fail from the very start.

According to the Prime Minister, the triumph proves that when Ethiopians combine their ancient wisdom, labor, finance, and leadership through his philosophy of synergy (Medemer), they can rise up together to achieve miracles far greater than anyone imagined.