Water, electricity and roads should cease to be election issues within the next five years, Fouzi Lekjaa told a PAM campaign meeting in Ouarzazate, saying basic services could not still be on the list of unmet demands in 2030.
“It is impossible that in 2030 we continue talking about essential things like these,” he told the meeting on Saturday, attended by supporters as the party continued its campaign for the legislative elections.
Lekjaa said the next five years should be enough to deal with shortcomings in access to water, electricity and roads.
He also promised to double direct aid to eligible families from MAD 500 to MAD 1,000.
The eligibility test needs changing too, he said, arguing that a family’s actual income should count for more than some of the spending and possessions currently used to assess whether it qualifies.
Lekjaa also spoke about assistance for widows and called for stronger protection for families in vulnerable situations.
Jobs for young people came up as he argued that they should be able to make a living without having to leave the country.
“This is their country. They can work here, create wealth here and live in dignity,” he said.
The problems were not confined to employment. Lekjaa referred to patients reaching hospitals only to find no doctor or the means needed for their treatment, as he listed health and education among services that needed improvement.
He said the party wanted different parts of the country to move forward at the same pace, describing the objective as a “Morocco at one speed”.
But he said delivering services alone would not settle the problem between citizens and those asking for their votes.
“Restoring trust between us and you is a contract for which we will be held accountable,” Lekjaa said.
