Burkina Faso: The Prime Minister, Dr. Apollinaire Joachimson Kyélèm de Tambèla, concluded the proceedings of the 5th edition of the National Meeting of the Framework for Consultation and Guidance for State/Private Sector Dialogue (CODESP)
The Prime Minister, Dr. Apollinaire Joachimson Kyélèm de Tambèla, concluded the proceedings of the 5th edition of the CODESP (National Meeting of the Framework for Consultation and Guidance for State/Private Sector Dialogue) on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Bobo-Dioulasso. This meeting resulted in several recommendations aimed at revitalizing the business world and, consequently, the recovery of our national economy.
Over a period of 48 hours, the government and the private sector engaged in discussions on the theme, «The Role of Land in Promoting Productive Investment in Burkina Faso», during the 5th edition of the National Meeting of CODESP.
This 5th edition of CODESP resulted in several recommendations were put forward, with the ultimate goal of fostering the growth of the business environment.
On this occasion, the private sector, through the Burkina Faso Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI-BF), made an additional contribution of a total of 567 million CFA francs to support ongoing efforts. This contribution included 500 million CFA francs from the 13 regions where the CCI-BF’s Regional Consular Delegations are located, 50 million CFA francs from the AFRICALLIA Forum, and 17 million CFA francs from the personnel.
The prime Minister is thankful and urge businessmen for more actions to annihilate corruption
This gesture was met with appreciation from the Prime Minister towards the business operators in the country.
He expressed his gratitude on behalf of the President of the Transition, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, and the entire government. He emphasized that this contribution is intended to foster peace so that businesses can prosper, highlighting that when one gives to the state, they give to themselves in a well-governed state.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister took the opportunity to ask business men and women to assist the government in fighting corruption, which hinders business development.
« Corruption contributes to the promotion of mediocrity rather than meritocracy. As you know, it is generally the business people who are initiators of corruption, while state agents are often more passive. To ensure good governance, help us fight against corruption. We know that you demonstrate nationalism. I encourage you to show even more nationalism and patriotism because by building Burkina Faso, you are building for yourselves. It is the safest investment, unlike elsewhere. This is what I urge you to do so that we can build our country to shine among the concert of nations», he stated.
In his closing remarks for CODESP 2023, the Prime Minister declared that the discussions held during this meeting proposed solutions to address the multiple challenges related to land, which negatively impact productive investment.
«We all agree that the various land issues, specifically speculation and the procedures related to mobilization, securing, and issuance of land documents, limit the impact of the government’s many efforts to facilitate private investment in our country. Therefore, it becomes more than necessary to find and implement the most appropriate solutions with the involvement of all land management stakeholders», he affirmed.
Moreover, he promised that the relevant proposals arising from this meeting will be translated into concrete actions through an action plan to be adopted by the National Steering Committee of CODESP, of which he serves as the chairperson.
«The implementation of this action plan will undoubtedly contribute to achieving the development objectives pursued by my government, particularly strengthening good governance and continuously improving the business environment», he added.
The President of the CCI-BF, Mahamadi Savadogo, expressed sincere gratitude on behalf of the private sector to the Prime Minister and the members of the government for the spirit of constructive dialogue that characterized this meeting.
Furthermore, he reassured the government of the private sector’s commitment to fully play its role in implementing the recommendations put forward.
Regarding the conclusions of the study conducted on the theme of this edition he committed the Burkina Faso Chamber of Commerce and Industry to two points on behalf of the Board and the elected consular representatives.
It’s all about the development and servicing of the Bobo-Dioulasso business park and the financing of the feasibility study for the creation of a one-stop shop for property development under the aegis of the Ministry in charge of housing.
Neil Camara
