The chief of the village of Nasso requested the cessation of all land sales in his territorial jurisdiction through a press release dated April 17, 2023. On May 9, 2023, a team from L’Express du Faso went to Nasso to talk to the village chief, His Majesty Tioro Sanon, about this. Read !
Hello his majesty chief of the village of Nasso. You made a press release on the sale of land on your land, can you explain to us what exactly it is about?
I would like to thank L’Express du Faso for its interest in the press release that I had published in the press in connection with the sale of land in the Nasso region.
My land has become an El Dorado for some people who speculate on land there. It is for this reason that I have initiated this communiqué to put an end to this practice.
It seems that many people have already sold fields that are being developed. How do you plan to handle these issues?
It is precisely for this reason that I have invited anyone who has acquired land in my area to present themselves with the relevant documents.
Each situation will be managed on a case-by-case basis, as some buyers only have a simple waiver.
You say in your press release that land sales are made under the guise of a certain traditional authority. Who are you referring to? Have you discussed it with this traditional authority?
This is the district chief. Yes, on many occasions we have been summoned by the canton chief following irregularities observed following the sale of land on the Nasso terroir.
On these different occasions, His Majesty made comments likely to create community conflicts.
What are your relations with the municipal authorities, in particular the mayor of your district on this question which is all the same very important and must concern the mayor?
I maintain very good relations with the mayor of arrondissement 7, to whom I report on the difficulties linked to land in my region. As for the press release, it is indeed on the scent.
Have people who have acquired land come to see you? If so, can we know what you said to yourself?
Yes a few people have already come for information. I hope that by then many will come so that I can appreciate their documents and discuss with them.
Your last word
I hope that each person holding an authority remains within the dynamics of his competence and his attributions, especially in the management of land in order to avoid community conflicts. This is why my people and I firmly support the president of the transition and his government. May the spirit of the ancestors who have been integrated protect and accompany them. I call on the people of my region to get rid of the easy gain linked to land and to think about future generations.
Abdoul-Karim Etienne SANON
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