Ouagadougou: A heated verbal altercation broke out on Saturday in the ECOWAS parliament, between deputies Guy Marius Sagna and Adjaratou Traoré, the latter accusing the former of having lacked respect for certain African heads of state , accused of impoverishing the continent.An altercation broke out this Saturday July 20, 2024 at the ECOWAS parliament, according to a video broadcast by several reliable accounts.The reason, the criticisms of the Senegalese MP Guy Marius Sagna towards the heads of state of the West African sub-region, whom he accuses of being responsible for the impoverishment of their countries.'We are the richest countries on planet Earth. As long as people say West Africa is poor, that means they are part of the problem. But why don't you dare say impoverishment? Who impoverished Africa? They are our presidents,' declared MP Sagna after the intervention of the UNDP representative.These words were enough to provoke a virulent reaction from the vice-president of the ECOWAS Parliament, the Ivorian Adjaratou Traoré.'Freedom of speech does not mean that you have to say anything to heads of state. This is rubbish that you are saying,' cried the vice-president of the ECOWAS parliament Adjaratou Traoré. And to continue, 'you say anything and you have to control what you have to say. You cannot address heads of state like this, they are not your friends. I disagree, you need to be courteous. »According to her, the heads of state are not the comrades of MP Sagna.Following these heated exchanges, the Ivorian MP tried to approach Marius Sagna but was stopped by her colleagues, who had difficulty calming her down.This situation ultimately led to the temporary suspension of the parliamentary session.Source: Burkina Information Agency