HIBAPRESS – Rabat
The features of the new Moroccan government were not limited to changing some of the names holding responsibilities, but extended to the adopted formulas in naming sectors and distributing competencies, with the continuation of a number of basic portfolios and the assignment of specific files to delegated ministers.
The Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Professional Training and Qualification, headed by Nabil Benabdellah, stands out as one of the sectors that brings together multiple competencies within a single portfolio. In contrast, the files of preschool education, combating school dropout, and professional training and qualification were assigned to two delegated ministers, Kamal El Hachoumi and Madicha Khiyer, according to the announced composition.
This organization raises the question of coordination between the ministry and the delegated ministers, especially in files where the responsibility for policy formulation intersects with program implementation and follow-up of their results. Defining the boundaries of competencies and coordination mechanisms remains a key factor in assessing the impact of this engineering on the sector's performance.
In the housing sector, the Ministry of National Territory Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy was assigned to Samir Belfkih, with the appointment of Fatima El Saadi as a delegated minister responsible for housing and city policy. This distribution allows for direct government responsibility for the housing file, while it remains linked to the general framework of urban planning and territorial development.
The engineering also included the distribution of other files to delegated ministers, including foreign trade, which was assigned to Omar Hajjou, maritime fishing, which was taken over by Ahmed Mahdi Mezouari, youth, which was entrusted to Salah Eddine Abkari, social inclusion, which was assigned to Rachid Hammouni, and traditional industries and the solidarity economy, which were entrusted to Abdeljabbar El Rachidi.
This distribution reflects the adoption of a formula that combines ministries with broad competencies and delegated ministers responsible for specific files. However, judging the effectiveness of this engineering requires examining the texts regulating competencies, the clarity of responsibilities, and the ability of the sectors to avoid overlapping powers or scattered decision-making.
