PM: Morocco will respond quickly to protesters’ demands

Moroccan Prime Minister, Saadeddine Othmani, said his government is working to respond to the Rif region demands as “quickly and duly as possible”.

“The issue of Al-Hoceima is always on the government’s agenda,” the minister said during a cabinet meeting yesterday, adding that the focus has been on following up the development projects in the region.

“Ministers went there to oversee the realisations of the projects that have been launched before. Some are behind schedule; others are running according to the timetable. These projects are strategic. The construction of a hospital doesn’t happen overnight,” he added.

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“I urge the ministers whose departments are in charge of projects in the region, whether we are talking about housing, health, transportation, agriculture and maritime fishing to efficiently follow up these projects,” Othmani said.

It is important to positively react to the citizen’s demands wherever they are, especially in the city of Al-Hoceima today. That’s the government’s concern.

The prime minister also stressed on the need to protect private and public properties as well as respect for human rights.

Protesters have taken to the streets in Morocco calling for improved job, opportunities, a better quality of life and an end to government corruption. The demonstrations garnered greater support after a number of leading activists were arrested.