HIBAPRESS – A. Mahyawi
With the upcoming election date approaching, a party official finds himself in an awkward position with the residents of Al-Baqarit in the Sidi Addi community of Ifrane province, due to the continued non-final delivery of the weekly market, despite the announcement of the completion of its work, and the accompanying escalating controversy over the conditions of completion and the standards adopted in it.
According to local figures and residents of the area, the weekly market of Al-Baqarit, which was relied upon to improve the local economic structure and organize commercial activity, is still outside the final delivery procedure, which raises questions about the reasons for this delay, especially in light of repeated talk about the existence of imbalances in the completion, according to the expression of a number of followers. Local sources confirm that a number of Al-Baqarit residents hold the responsible authorities accountable for this situation, considering that the project has not achieved the goals that were announced, whether in terms of the quality of the work or the respect for technical standards and the specified deadlines. In this context, demands have risen to open a comprehensive investigation into the duration of the project's completion, the standards adopted in the work, and the extent of their conformity with what is stipulated in the terms of reference, in addition to clarifying the reasons for not completing the final delivery procedure to date, despite the statements that spoke about the completion of the work. Local affairs observers believe that this file has cast a shadow over the local political scene, especially with the approach of the elections, where the weekly market project is expected to turn into one of the most prominent files raised in the public debate, given its direct connection to confidence in the management of local affairs and linking responsibility with accountability. In light of this controversy, the residents of Al-Baqarit are awaiting official clarifications from the concerned authorities, whether by revealing the technical and financial data related to the project, or by opening an investigation if necessary, in a way that guarantees transparency and dispels the doubts raised, and restores the credibility of a project that is supposed to serve local development and meet the expectations of the population.
