the official reason the supreme council gave for the need to restructure the military structure was the fact that the majority of the ela units were confined to the western lowlands and this:
እግል እሊ መትነዛም ሐዲስ እሊ መጅልስሱ-ለዓል ለህበዩ አግደ ሰበብ ረስሚ፦ መብዝሖም ጅኑድ ጀ.ተ. እ. እት ቀላቅሎታት ምውዳቅ-ጸሓይ ዕስኩራም ሰበት ህለው ወእአእሊ ህይ -