In Burkina Faso, President Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba met with traditional and customary chiefs this Thursday at the presidential palace. The President invited them to concentrate their efforts towards the search for cohesion and national unity. At the end of June, these traditional and customary leaders had asked the transitional government to focus on their primary mission: the fight against insecurity and the reconquest of the integrity of the territory.
With our correspondent in Ouagadougou, Yaya Boudani
This meeting initiated by President Paul Henri Damiba aimed to solicit the involvement and support of traditional and customary chiefs for a return to peace in Burkina Faso: “ I would like through you to invite all the populations of your regions to unite behind the defense and security forces and the civilians engaged in the fight against the forces of evil. »
President Paul Henri Damiba has asked for the support of traditional and customary leaders to help galvanize the troops and also help unite the various units of the defense and security forces. ” The Head of State confided that some misunderstandings tend to crack the solidarity between the different bodies in the fight against insecurity, supports this participant in the meeting.
Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Henri Damiba also took the opportunity of this meeting to discuss with the traditional chiefs the reasons for consultation with the former Heads of State. She ” aims to unite intelligence and energy to fight against an enemy who takes advantage of our deep differences to destabilize Burkina Faso “.
The traditional and customary chiefs reminded the President of the primary mission of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguarding and Restoration, that is to say the restoration of the integrity of the territory. On national reconciliation, they insisted on the involvement of families in all initiatives, according to our source.