In Burkina Faso, it’s been six days, this Saturday, January 29, that the coup took place. Life is taking its course in the Burkinabé capital and a normalization is also being felt on the side of the political parties. The day after the speech by Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba promising in particular to consult the Living Forces of the Nation to establish a roadmap and therefore probably a transition, the political parties say they are available.
In the party of Blaise Compaoré, which remained in power for 27 years between two putschs, we claim to have warned ECOWAS and the UN, in November, that a sudden change of regime was very likely to occur in Burkina, in the following weeks, reports our special envoy to Ouagadougou, Peter Pinto.
ECOWAS therefore has a good game playing doctors after death, believes Boubacar Sanou, vice-president of the CDP who now intends to move forward and participate in the future transition: “ The one and only way to access power is through the ballot box, but there may be circumstances that can justify another way of accessing power and in the case of Burkina Faso, we were practically a kind of destructuring of the state and a solution had to be found, and quickly. We can therefore only take note of this and see how we will support them. »
On the side of the party of the deposed president, Roch Kaboré, we condemn the putsch obviously, but especially for the form. There is no question of staying behind from the process, says Lassané Sawadogo, executive secretary of the MPP: “ We have two major concerns. The first concern is the restoration of democratic order in our country. The second concern is to prevent our country from collapsing. It is a country that is very vulnerable to terrorism, to the consequences of terrorism, and we have an obligation to work together, hand in hand. So there is no question, for us, of boycotting anything. We are even convinced that it is through dialogue that we will be able to find answers to certain questions. »
Burkinabè support for the MPSR
Since the coup, voices have been raised to criticize the former power in place. Many Burkinabè are showing their support for the Patriotic Movement for Safeguarding and Restoration (MPSR), which now rules the country. Friday, January 28, it was time for a rally for a thousand civil society organizations across Burkina. The movement calls on the ruling junta to listen to the people. For them, the sanctions of the Economic Community of West African States are incomprehensible.
In this overheated room of about 200 people, all those who were present were partisans and supported the MPSR, led by Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba who overthrew the power of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, reported our special correspondent in Ouagadougou , Peter Sassou Dogbe.
For Hervé Ouattara, member of the popular movement Sauvons le Burkina, it is the work of all Burkinabè: “ What happened is not just the business of a small group. It’s carried by a whole nation, it’s carried by a whole people and we count – whatever the difficulties – take up the challenge because we wanted to and we are going to fight so that Burkina does not sink “. The ousted government lacked innovation, got entangled in corruption and bad governance, he concluded.
For other members of the popular initiative, ECOWAS must speak on behalf of the people. The popular movement calls for a rally across the country to support the ruling junta and asks ECOWAS to stay tuned ” of the people who assume “.