Sissili: The Special Delegation of the municipality of Leo held its first ordinary session of the year on March 30 and 31, 2026. Under the chairmanship of the President of the Special Delegation (PDS), Kassoum Koalaga, the members adopted the 2026 amended budget and approved the accounts for the past fiscal year, with a particular focus on health and education.
According to Burkina Information Agency, for forty-eight hours, the members of the Special Delegation scrutinized the municipality's financial management and strategic directions. The first day was devoted to reviewing and adopting the administrative and management accounts for the 2025 fiscal year. These accounting documents show recovery results that exceed initial forecasts, reflecting a positive dynamic in the mobilization of local revenue.
One of the highlights of this session was the unanimous adoption of the amending budget no. 1 for the 2026 fiscal year, amounting to 854,063,545 FCFA, and the revision of the Municipal Annual Investment Plan (PAIC). These adjustments are intended to address the pressing needs of rural populations, in accordance with national decentralization guidelines.
Among the flagship projects agreed upon are the construction of Health and Social Promotion Centers (CSPS) in the localities of Don and Lan, strategic areas located on the border with Ghana, the creation of secondary civil registration centers within these new health infrastructures, and the integration of depots of Essential Generic Medicines (MEG) as well as the construction of new equipped school infrastructures.
For the PDS, Kassoum Koalaga, these ambitions cannot be achieved without active citizen participation. While congratulating residents for the "significantly improved tax compliance" observed in 2025, he urged the population to maintain this commitment to guarantee the funding of the 2026 projects. This message was relayed by Latifatou Nebie/Nignan, a member of the Special Delegation and the Communal Coordinator for Women in Leo. She emphasized the direct impact of these infrastructures on women's daily lives, particularly in terms of saving time and improving maternal health.
Alongside budgetary matters, Ms. Nebie/Nignan launched an appeal for mobilization to improve urban sanitation. "A clean city is a healthy city," she argued, urging households to invest more in the hygiene of their living environment to reduce healthcare costs. The session concluded on a note of collective satisfaction with various local updates.