Africa-Press – Ghana. The Burkina Be community in Ghana has held a solidarity march in support of their President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
This march took place against the backdrop of a recently foiled coup d’état attempt against the head of the military junta in the West African country.
The military government in Burkina Faso claimed on 22nd April to have thwarted a ‘major plot’ aimed at toppling their leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
They indicated that the plot was discovered by intercepting communications between a high-ranking officer in the Burkinabé military and terrorist leaders.
The march was attended by students, business leaders, and senior diplomats from Burkina Faso residing in Ghana.
There was also fraternal attendance from key Pan-African movements in Ghana, members of the Socialist Movement, and the Rastafari movement in the country.
Attendees of the march held placards with various inscriptions, expressing solidarity with the President of Burkina Faso.
Mr Romuald Sawadogo, President of the Burkina Faso Community in Ghana, stated that Burkina Bes in Ghana had been monitoring developments in their homeland.
He expressed concern about recent attempts by Western powers and their allies in the West African sub-region to oust President Traoré.
Mr Sawadogo asserted that such actions jeopardised ongoing efforts by the Burkina Faso President to steer the country towards transformative development.
‘So, the motive behind the march is that we want to show people that we are not going to sit back and allow them to undermine our interests,’ he said..
Mr Sawadogo accused Western powers of compromising the interests of the country by consistently interfering in the Internal affairs of the African continent.
He cited past African leaders who fell victim to Western opposition for promoting the interests of their people.
“We want to say no to some of the exploitation that we have experienced from outsiders. Individuals like Kwame Nkrumah, Patrice Lumumba, and Thomas Sankara were either assassinated or forcibly removed from power,’ he said.
Mr David Kabre, Burkina Faso Ambassador to Ghana, assured the diaspora community of relaying their messages of solidarity and support to the President.
“Every flag raised, every slogan shouted, every hand raised in solidarity, writes a line in this Pan-African struggle. And I want to reassure you, to solemnly assure you, all the messages delivered here today will be faithfully transmitted to His Excellency, Captain Ibrahim Traoré.”
“He will be informed of this march in its entirety, of the involvement of each institution, each association and citizen,” he said.
He also stated that the sovereignty of the country is currently at risk, as Western powers have increasingly been enthused and disturbed by the patriotic desire of President Traoré to develop the country.
The Ambassador praised the diaspora community for their support in defending the sovereignty of the country against ‘imperialist’ interests.
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