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Awassa town qualified to be special zone: Department ADDIS ABABA (ENA) The Press and Information Department with the Ministry of Information says the Awassa town, the seat of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples State, has the qualities that qualify it for the status of a special zone. In a statement it issued yesterday, the department said like Bahir Dar,Makalle and Adama towns, Awassa has all qualities that could raise it to the status of a special zone. Cognizant of its qualities, the Sidama People's Democratic Organization (SPDO) has decided in its recent meeting to raise the status of this town to that of a special zone with a majority vote, the statement said. However, it said, this resolution was opposed by few individuals,who used to benefit illegally using the previous status of Awassa. Those individuals who ahs been benefiting illegally in Awassa didn't accept the resolution as they were sacred of being held accountable for their misdeed