አብዛኛው የአማራ ብሔርተኞች በፕሮጀክቱ ደስተኞች ቢሆኑም ጥቂቶች ግን አብይ ራሱን እንደ ኦሮሞ ስለሚለይ ‘የአብይ ከንቱ ፕሮጀክት’ ሲሉ አጣጥለውታል።
Amhara nationalists were largely pleased even though some slammed it, describing it as Abiy’s vanity project — Abiy himself identifies as Oromo.