His Majesty King Mohammed VI, accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid and His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Ahmed, on Wednesday afternoon at the Royal Palace of Tetouan, presided over the loyalty ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the accession of His Majesty the King to the throne.
At the beginning of the ceremony, Minister of Interior Abdelouafi Lefteit, the governors and prefects of the Kingdom’s provinces, prefects and workers of the central administration of the Ministry of Interior paid allegiance to the Custodian of the Faithful.
Then, delegations and representatives of the Kingdom’s various regions, provinces and territories came forward in close ranks to renew their allegiance and loyalty to the Commander of the Faithful, may God protect him.
This includes representatives of the regions of :
- Dakhla – Oued Eddahab (Oued Eddahab and Awsard)
- Laayoune-Saguia el-Hamra (Laayoune, Boujdour, Tarfaya, Smara)
- Guelmim-Oued Noun (Guelmim, Assa-Zak, Tantan, Sidi Ifni)
- Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (Tangier-Asilah, Al-Madiq-Fnideq, Tetouan, Fahs-Angara, Larache, Al Hoceima, Chefchaouen and Ouzean)
- Eastern Province (Oujda-Anjad, Nador, El Dreyouche, Jarada, Berkane, Tawerert, Krissif and Fekik)
- Fez-Meknes (Fez, Meknes, Hajeb, Ifrane, Moulay Yacoub, Sefrou, Boulman, Taounate and Taza)
- Rabat-Salé-Kenitra (Rabat, Salé, Skhirat-Témara, Kenitra, Khemisset, Sidi Kacem, Sidi Slimane)
- Beni Mellal-Khenifra (Beni Mellal, Azilal, Faqih Bensalah, Khenifra and Khouribga)
- Casablanca-Settat (Casablanca, Casablanca-Anfa, El Fidaa-Mers El Sultan, Ain Sebaa-Mohammedi, Hay El Hassani, Ain El Chak, Sidi Bernoussi, Ben M’sik, Moulay Rachid, Mohammedia, El Jadida, Nouaceur, Madouna, Bensliman, Barsheed, Settat and Sidi Bennour)
- Marrakech-Asfi (Marrakech, Chichaoua, Haouz, Qalaat El Sraghna, Essaouira, Rahamna, Safi and Youssoufia)
- Draa-Tafilalt (Rachidia, Ouarzazate, Midelt, Tinghir and Zagora)
- Souss-Massa (Agadir Edaoutnan, Inezgane Ait Melloul, Chtouka Ait Baha, Taroudant, Tiznit and Tata) The ceremony, which embodies the originality of the Moroccan people and their attachment to the glorious Alaouite throne, ended with the firing of five rounds of artillery, while the Commander of the Faithful responded to the greetings and cheers of the representatives of the various regions and provinces of the Kingdom. This joyful ceremony, which culminates the celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the accession of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to the throne, was an occasion for the representatives of the Kingdom’s 12 regions to renew their attachment to His Majesty the King and the Alaouite Throne, and to reaffirm that the link between the throne and the people remains deeply rooted in the country’s history and has always been the solid foundation of the Moroccan nation and the supreme expression of its cohesion and continuity. The ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister, the Presidents of the two Chambers of Parliament, His Majesty’s advisors, members of the government, heads of constitutional bodies, senior officers of the Royal Armed Forces High Command, and a number of civilian and military figures.
AFP
Source: Fes News Media