Moulay Yacoub Province: Lack of Quorum Adjourns Ain Chkef Budget Session Amid Calls for Wastewater Upgrades and 40 INDH Projects

FES NEWS MEDIA – PROVINCE OF MOULAY YACOUB: The October ordinary session of the Ain Chkef Municipal Council, located within the jurisdiction of the Province of Moulay Yacoub, experienced a procedural setback that led to the lifting and adjournment of the sitting scheduled to deliberate on vital agenda items—chief among them the draft municipal budget for the 2027 fiscal year—due to the absence of a legal quorum amid political and administrative divergences among council members.

This postponement sparked mixed reactions among local observers in the Province of Moulay Yacoub, as neighborhood associations and residents across housing subdivisions in the Commune of Ain Chkef—which is experiencing rapid urban expansion and population growth adjacent to the city of Fez—stressed that internal political disputes within elected councils should not delay approval of urgent basic infrastructure projects.

Wastewater Network Priorities in Ain Chkef and Balance Sheet of 40 INDH Projects

Upgrading the liquid sanitation network, eliminating septic pits, and resolving wastewater accumulation blackspots, alongside paving deteriorated roads and expanding street lighting, top the list of urgent demands raised by residents of Ain Chkef, Sebaa Rouadi, and Oulad Mimoun before elected municipal councils and provincial authorities in the Province of Moulay Yacoub to prevent environmental and health hazards ahead of winter rains.

Conversely, developmental indicators at the level of the Province of Moulay Yacoub recorded a positive balance sheet in the rollout of National Initiative for Human Development (INDH) programs, encompassing the launch and execution of approximately 40 development projects and operations dedicated to supporting rural schooling, school transport, student boarding houses (Dar Talib and Dar Taliba), and youth income-generating projects and agricultural cooperatives, while the right of reply remains open to the presidency and members of the Ain Chkef Municipal Council.