HIBAPRESS – Mohamed Zerriouh
Voices of indignation and protest are escalating in the Nador province from a number of citizens and investors wishing to create economic activity and implement development projects in the region, due to what they described as the complete absence of the private "information card" for land plots. This document is considered the cornerstone of any investment or urban development path, as it allows those wishing to invest to identify the legal and urban planning status of the real estate before taking any practical step.
In a related context, the affected parties express their deep dissatisfaction with the administrative practices followed within the Marchica Lake Development Agency, indicating that the administration even refuses to hand over a "receipt of receipt" when submitting a request for an information card. This procedure, which is supposed to be an obvious legal right that ensures the establishment of the principle of accountability and the documentation of transactions, places the citizen and the investor in a position of administrative fragility, making them unable to prove the date of their request submission or follow it up through the established procedures.
Perhaps what embodies the magnitude of this suffering is a direct testimony from one of the investors in the region, who confirmed that he submitted a request for an information card more than ten days ago, without receiving any response or acknowledgment, and without even being given a document proving the submission of the request. This case highlights the extent of procrastination and ambiguity that investment initiatives in the province encounter, leading to the waste of development time and the hindrance of the local economy, which is in dire need of revival.
In the face of this situation, a dense ambiguity hangs over the way and mechanism by which the affairs of the "Marchica" administration are managed, especially in light of the widespread rumors and frequent reports talking about the processing of a set of projects and data in a manner shrouded in "hocus pocus" and secrecy. This closed approach raises major question marks among the local public opinion and economic actors regarding the criteria adopted in managing real estate and investment files in the province.
These suspicions and incomprehensible practices have led to serious doubts among those wishing to invest about the extent of credibility, transparency, and equal opportunity within the agency. Instead of the "Marchica" administration forming a locomotive for encouraging investment, attracting capital, and simplifying procedures as stipulated in its founding objectives, it has become, in the eyes of the angry, an obstacle that breeds apprehension and drives capital to seek more clear and smooth environments.
In light of these developments, citizens and investors in the province demand urgent intervention from the supervisory authorities and competent authorities to investigate the imbalances affecting the workflow at the "Marchica" administration. They also demand the necessity of establishing transparency, activating the principles of good governance, providing information cards, and simplifying procedures, while ensuring the issuance of submission certificates and responding to requests within reasonable timeframes to restore confidence to investors and support development in Nador.
