To prevent the occurrence of another scenario similar to the Hirak movement in the Rif region, El Othmani's government is set to visit a number of regions in order to evaluate the implementation of developmental projects. Béni-Mellal and the three regions of the Sahara will be the first parts to benefit from this operation. Prime Minister Saâadeddine El Othmani announced on Thursday that a ministerial delegation will be sent to visit several provinces in order to check the implementation several of developmental projects inaugurated by King Mohammed VI. The head of the government urged, in a speech, his ministers to cancel their scheduled visits and investigate these mentioned-above projects on the spot. El Othmani also called these elected representatives to brace themselves and prepare for these visits before head in order to be able to answer the questions asked by the citizens. He was also convinced that a number of provinces have not benefited «over the last decades from reforms and development». A message he never ceased to repeat during his appearances before the two chambers of the Parliament. Beni Mellal-Khénifra and the Sahara are a priority El Othmani stressed that the Beni-Mellal-Khénifra region will be, next week, the first stage of the new ministerial tour. It will be followed by a visit to the southern provinces to assess the pace of execution of the mega-projects launched by King Mohammed VI in January 2016, the cost of which is estimated at MAD77 billion. For the record, Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftite chaired a meeting on the 5th of July in Rabat, attended by representatives of three southern regions namely Guelmim-Oued Noun, Laayoune-Sakiat Al Hamra and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab, the governors and the walis in addition to the ministers. This committed step comes just a few months after the emergence of the Hirak protest movement in Al Hoceima where inhabitants have took the streets to voice their anger and dissatisfaction calling for reforms, education hospitals and social justice. The oral question session in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, 11 July, revealed that in many villages in the kingdom, people do not have potable water. To avoid a wave of anger in other regions of the country as it is the case in Al Hoceima, the executive redoubled efforts.
