ይሁንና ከቻይናው ሪልዌይ ግሩፕ ሊሚትድ ጋር በመተባበር የከተማ ባቡር መስመር ለመዘርጋት ያቀደው የኢትዮጵያ መንግስት እነዚህን ሁለት ሐውልቶች ሊያፈርስ መዘጋጁቱ ብዙ ኢትዮጵያውያንን አስቆጥቷል፡፡
As it was done with Emperor Menelik II, a statue of Abune Petros was built at the center of Addis Ababa as reminiscent of his unwavering stand for his country.