{"id":1944,"date":"2026-01-06T20:57:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/?p=1944"},"modified":"2026-01-06T20:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:57:45","slug":"leadership-is-not-only-exercised-through-policy-and-institutions-but-also-through-human-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/2026\/01\/06\/leadership-is-not-only-exercised-through-policy-and-institutions-but-also-through-human-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership is not only exercised through policy and institutions, but also through human connection."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, as families across the country prepare to celebrate the holidays, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, together with members of the Council of Ministers, took time to be with members of the Office of the Prime Minister community who are often far from the spotlight. As he does every holiday season, he shared food items and holiday gifts with low-income staff and with the orphans the Office is supporting and raising, acknowledging the dignity of workers whose daily efforts often go unseen and reaffirming a collective commitment to children who may have lost parental care, but not their place in society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PMOEthiopia<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_6Df62T.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_6Df62T.webp 830w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_6Df62T-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_6Df62T-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_n96T1v.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_n96T1v.webp 830w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_n96T1v-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_n96T1v-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_YMLHxn.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_YMLHxn.webp 830w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_YMLHxn-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_YMLHxn-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_uIHVTh.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_uIHVTh.webp 830w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_uIHVTh-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_uIHVTh-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_NMEfZt.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_NMEfZt.webp 830w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_NMEfZt-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.gcs.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/temp_CFNetworkDownload_NMEfZt-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, as families across the country prepare to celebrate the holidays, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, together with members of the Council of Ministers, took time to be with members of the Office of the Prime Minister community who are often far from the spotlight. 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