HOW IT HAPPENED IN GHANA & WHY .

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Martin K. N. Kollie writes…

Twenty-one (21) African Heads of State were present but only one (1) was celebrated and cheered.

As they called them out, including the chairmen of ECOWAS and AU, at President John Dramami Mahama’s inauguration, the place was still quiet. 

When they called president Capt. Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso, the audience went wild with unending cheers and applause. He stole the entire show even from President John Dramami Mahama. A huge crowd even escorted Traoré outside to his car after the program. 

Why did millions of Ghanaians celebrate Traoré? 

1) He stays in his country working hard every day to solve structural problems for his people. He’s more focused on domestic affairs. 

2) He doesn’t charter private jets traveling abroad almost every week to beg for aid and loans. He’s cutting down on public waste and prioritizing the development of the ordinary people. 

3) He has built and is building factories across Burkina Faso including pharmaceutical production plant, tomato factories, cashew nuts factory, waste treatment factory, nuclear plant, etc. 

4) He is building an industrial complex to produce shea butter, refined edible oil, etc. Millions of youth are getting back to work. 

5) No public official is allowed to ride expensive cars, fly first class or waste money on foreign trips, etc. The President himself uses a used pick-up and diverts a huge amount of State money into improving the lives of his people. 

6) He is nationalizing mineral resources to ensure Burkina Faso has its fair share. He’s investing millions in strategic sectors, including agriculture, health, education, energy, food security, tourism, security, etc. to drive job and wealth creation for his people. 

7) Captain Ibrahim Traore reduced the wages of ministers, managing directors, commissioners, and other big shots by 30% and increased the wages of civil servants by 50%.

Just to name a few. Are you still wondering why Ghanaians were celebrating him yesterday in front of 20 other African presidents”?