ሀጫሉ በአንድ ወቅት ኢሕአዴግ ውስጥ በመሆን ኢትዮጵያን በበላይነት ሲመራ የነበረው ሕወሓት ጋር የሚፈጠሩ አጋርነቶች ላይ ያለውን የተቃውሞ አቋም አጠናክሯል።
He defended his position against top Oromo opposition leaders who sought an alliance with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), a once-dominant party with historic ties to the now-defunct Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Front (the EPRDF).