 The TPLF was also not prepared to hold the towns at this time when it did not have the resources to manage them.Government employees and teachers who could not be paid from the Front's meagre funds were encouraged to move to Derg-held towns.Although it is clear that both the people and the fighters were unhappy at the impending turnover of the towns to the Derg, the TPLF was able to carry out its political work, establish underground cells and prepare for the next stage of the war.