Failure to respect the symbols of Burkina is punishable by prison sentences (Grand Chancellery)

Ouagadougou: Failure to respect the symbols of Burkina Faso is punishable by a sentence of two months to two years in prison, the Grand Chancellery of Burkinabè Orders informed students on Saturday. The Grand Chancellery of Burkinabè Orders organized a conference on Saturday on the symbols of Burkina for the benefit of students from the Charles Lavigerie Technical High School in Kamboinsin, in district no. 9 of the city of Ouagadougou. On the occasion, the Director of Communication and Press Relations (DCRP), Kévin Gauthier Kaboré, of the institution told the students that in the event of non-respect of the symbols of the State, any offender incurs a prison sentence of 2 months to 2 years. 'The symbols of the State according to the Constitution in its article 34 are the national emblem (flag), the coat of arms, the national anthem and the national motto. These symbols represent our country and our collective identity,' indicated the DRCP of the Grand Chancellery of Burkinabè Orders, Kevin Gautier Kaboré. According to him, the flag comes in several shapes. These include, among others, the hall flag which symbolizes the power of authority (ministries), the mortuary flag, the vehicle pennant, the table pennant (offices) and the pennant for popular use. For Kevin Gautier Kaboré, there is also the national flag or the mast flag reserved for administrative buildings and embassies. He indicated that the constituent elements of the coat of arms, the national motto and the national anthem which constitute a song of victory and salvation of the Burkinabè people were explained to the students. These exchanges consist of making the symbols of the State known to students of the Lavigerie technical high school in Kamboinsin, he maintained. For the head of the Charles Lavigerie technical high school in Kamboinsin, Rose Somboro, these exchanges come at the right time to raise awareness among students about citizenship and good citizenship. To listen to on Somboro, this meeting will teach the men of tomorrow to be good citizens, because, she explains, a good citizen must know and respect the institutions and emblems of the State. 'As students, we must lead them to be proud of their country and to be good citizens,' she added. Student Perfect Silga in 4eB class says he was equipped with certain concepts such as the national motto, the flag and the national anthem. Same story for Chérifatou Kaboré in second class AC2 who says he has learned a lot of things. Source: Burkina Information Agency