The Coordination of Citizen Watch Associations of the Center-East region trains its members on civic-mindedness, patriotism and communication in times of war."A Wayiyan must have republican behavior, a Wayiyan is not unionism, it is supporting Captain Ibrahim Traoré," declared Adaman Kamboné, mission officer of the President of Faso for the Center-East, during a training of 300 members of the citizen watch, this Thursday, September 26, 2024 in Tenkodogo."This training will allow the leaders of the citizen watch to defend themselves on the ground, since they will have information that they did not have before; which will allow us to win this war and also gain time," he continued.For him, everyone is Wayiyan. "It is not only those who are in the roundabouts who are Wayiyan, but all those who accompany the President of Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, in the dynamic of reconquest of the national territory," added Mr. Kamboné.One of the trainers, Adama Amadé Siguiré, spoke with the actors of citizen monitoring on communication in times of war."It is an essential tool in times of crisis. We must learn to communicate. We must build a narrative that values ??us and encourages our defense and security forces," he said.According to him, Burkina Faso is "practically in a revolutionary period." "We should train all those who accompany this revolution so that we have the same outlook and go in the same direction," added Mr. Siguiré.For Boukary Nebié, another trainer, whose communication focused on "the importance of citizen monitoring in the protection of the homeland", the actors of citizen monitoring, which "some call Wayiyan with contempt", are committed to supporting the current dynamic."There can be no revolutionary dynamic without the support of the people. The people cannot support the dynamic if they are not themselves in a state of alert," he declared.According to Mr. Nebié, the Wayiyan are comparable to the defense committees of the revolution."This time, the Wayiyan represent this CNR entity (Editor's n ote: National Council of the Revolution). But we must support them in terms of training so that the energies do not go in all directions," said the communicator.In his opinion, an organization is essential in the defense of the homeland."If we are not well organized, if we do not have a collective intelligence to look in the same direction, we could make mistakes in the way we do things," said Boukary Nebié."The Wayiyan can themselves question actors who are in error, but it is not up to them to do justice. They must hand them over to the competent authorities. If this is not done in this way, some could exploit the Wayiyan's errors to discredit the entire dynamic underway," he said.The governor of the Central-East region, Colonel Aboudou Karim Lamizana, welcomed the initiative of this training of leaders of the citizen watch which, according to him, will allow to properly channel the energies of these vital forces so that their missions are carried out as well as possible in the region.Source: Bur kina Information Agency
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