Burkina faso: The High Council of Customary and Traditional Chieftaincy of Burkina Faso recognized on Wednesday the progress achieved since the advent of the MPSR II, notably the adoption of the legal status of chieftaincy and the establishment of a National Day dedicated to customs and traditions, praising the central role of the President of Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traor©.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the High Council of Customary and Traditional Chieftaincy of Burkina Faso noted that “with the advent of the MPSR II, there was the establishment of a National Day dedicated to customs and traditions as well as the adoption of the law on the status of customary and traditional chieftaincy of Burkina Faso”.
The Council expressed its sincere thanks to the highest authorities of the country, particularly to the government and the Transitional Legislative Assembly, and expressed its gratitude, in particular, to the President of Faso who, through his firm will, made this possible.
For the customary and traditional chieftaincy, the law establishing the status of the customary and traditional chieftaincy consecrates the culmination of a very long process of work accomplished. Providing the customary and traditional chieftaincy with its own legal regime means applying a principle of equality to it; it also allows it to act in full legality.
The law includes obligations and prohibitions, such as engaging in partisan politics or carrying out union activities. It also confers benefits on customary and traditional chiefs, such as the recognition of their status as moral authority, the protection of their person in the exercise or on the occasion of their functions, as well as the protection of residences, palaces, and customary sites.
The customary and traditional chiefs requested the support and assistance of the government and all components of the State so that the various combined efforts contribute to an effective application of the law in the service of peace and development in Burkina Faso.
The guardians of customs and traditions concluded by imploring God and the spirits of their ancestors to give Burkina Faso the power to overcome evil, such as violent extremism and terrorism, to recover the entire territory, and to establish lasting stability and peace.
This important declaration was read by the Ouidi-Naba before the press, in the presence of the Dima of Tenkodogo, the Dima of Boussouma, the Mogho Naba Baongo and his court, as well as the P´-Pª of P´. The B´b´-Mandarª sent a delegation, as did the Dima of Yatenga, the Emir of Liptako, and the canton chief of D©dougou.