HIBAPRESS – A. Mahyawi
Scenes circulating of a service vehicle belonging to the Ifrane Regional Council, touring the streets of Tangier outside the territorial area subject to the council's jurisdiction, have raised a wave of questions among local actors and those interested in public affairs management.
These movements, which are repeated according to local sources, show the use of the vehicle outside the administrative framework in which it is supposed to be used, which brought the debate back to the forefront regarding the extent of compliance with the legal controls governing the use of state and local authority vehicles, and the extent to which officials adhere to the principles of governance and rationalization of public spending.
In this context, those following local affairs are questioning the nature of the tasks that might require the movement of a public facility vehicle to a city far from the geographical influence of the council, and whether this falls within official tasks framed by clear administrative licenses, or whether it goes beyond the purpose specified for the use of public logistics means.
This controversy comes at a time when the Ministry of Interior is constantly emphasizing, through circulars and memoranda, the need to strictly adhere to the laws regulating the use of administrative vehicles, and to ensure that they are not used outside institutional purposes, in protection of public funds and to enhance the principles of transparency and linking responsibility to accountability.
In light of this situation, calls are increasing for the need to provide official clarifications from the concerned authorities, to reveal the details of this use, and to indicate whether it is subject to legal licenses, while questioning the extent of the knowledge and position of the Regional Council presidency on these movements outside the borders of the region.
Pending any clarification or official response, local public opinion remains awaiting what these legitimate questions will reveal, which touch the essence of the discussion about the management of public facilities and ensuring respect for the law in the use of state resources.
Followers believe that the president of the Regional Council remains directly concerned with providing clarifications about the details of the use of the vehicle outside the region's influence, as he is the first responsible for managing the fleet of vehicles belonging to the council. Questions are also increasing about the position of the Minister of Interior on this growing controversy, and whether the ministry's departments will open an investigation into the matter to determine its circumstances, and arrange for potential responsibilities in the event that any violations are proven.
