Beguedo Hosts National Colors Ceremony in Patriotic Celebration

Beguedo:The president of the special delegation of the commune of Beguedo, Comrade Moussa Wayalgba Ouedraogo, led a ceremony on Wednesday at the Beguedo A primary school to raise the national colors. This event marked the second phase of the third edition of the National Days of Patriotic Commitment and Citizen Participation.

According to Burkina Information Agency, the ceremony saw the participation of various community members including administrative authorities, Defense and Security Forces, Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland, customary and religious leaders, as well as teachers, students, and women's and youth associations.

The event commenced with a review of the troops, followed by the raising of the national flag accompanied by the singing of the national anthem, Ditanye. Comrade Moussa Wayalgba Ouedraogo conveyed a message from President Captain Ibrahim Traore, emphasizing the theme "Let's produce Burkinabe, let's consume Burkinabe!" The president encouraged citizens to support the national economy by prioritizing local products in their consumption habits.

Highlighting a call to patriotism and civic duty, the message included a paraphrase of Captain Thomas Sankara's famous words to "produce what we need and consume what we produce." The ceremony concluded in a friendly and fraternal atmosphere, with plans for another meeting next month.