Burkina Faso:  The political class met His Excellency Captain Ibrahim Traoré

As reported on the website of the Government Information Service of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim TRAORE, the President of Burkina Faso, granted this Tuesday, April 18, 2023, an audience to the four components of the Burkinabe political class.

These four components of the Burkinabe political class participated in the drafting of the Transition Charter. They include the former Alliance of Political Parties of the Majority, the former Leader of the Political Opposition, the former unaffiliated opposition, and the « other parties. »

According to the spokesman, Eddie KOMBOIGO, the political class has followed the various statements that clearly specify that the country is currently at war.

 «So, we came this morning to bring the support of the political class, especially the four components that participated in the drafting of the Transition Charter, and to encourage the Head of State, especially because we know that the task is not easy», he said.

Eddie KOMBOIGO also specified that the wish of the political parties is to recover the entire territory, to relocate the populations in their locality with the functioning of minimum administrative and social services, and to provide essential goods in «dignified conditions».

In conclusion, the spokesman for the four components of the Burkinabe political class stated: «The Head of State has presented us the extreme difficulty of the situation and the more and more encouraging results on the ground, giving hope for an end to this war soon, in our favor. That means, we will defeat terrorism. That is why we have come to encourage and support him».

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