By Atinuke Alao
Burkina Faso Military Ruler,
Captain Ibrahim Traore, has ruled out the possibility of his country returning to a democratic governance.
He said democratic system of government is not designed for the country that has grappled with violence from militia sect for a number of years.
Traore spoke on Thursday in an interview broadcast on Burkina Faso national television.
He added that the people of the country must put behind them the era of democratic system.
“We are not even talking about elections, first of all. People need to forget about the issue of democracy. Democracy isn’t for us,” the military ruler said.
Recall that Traore took over in a September 2022 coup after toppling another junta and has since sharply muzzled dissenting voices.
His military administration dissolved Burkina Faso’s electoral commission last year, and then, in February, the junta-led parliament dissolved all political parties, whose activities had been suspended since 2022.
The country’s stated transition to democratic rule, initiated after the first coup in January 2022, was scheduled to end in July 2024.
But the junta that year decided to extend the transition period for five years, allowing Traore to remain at the helm of the country.
The country is enmeshed in jihadist violence that has claimed thousands of lives for nearly 10 years.
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