Basically, every time word is heard about the reshuffle of ministers, there is great anxiety among a few members of the Government who are afraid of being on the list for departures, which is sometimes synonymous with shame.
Extremely rarely, some members of the current government led by Aziz Akhannouch are eagerly awaiting the next reshuffle of ministers to be relieved of their government responsibilities. According to the diary Assabah, in its edition of Wednesday, May 29, the desire of these ministers to leave the government is justified by their desire to develop business in the private sector from which they come.
Moreover, one of these ministers recently, during an intervention before the councilors of the First House, stated that the compensation he receives in the private sector is far better than the one he receives in the uncertain term of the minister. Moreover, in the private sector, these ministers say that they are protected from criticism, but also from attacks on their private lives, as Leila Benali, the Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, just suffered.
Among these ministers who want to leave the government ship, Assaba cites Mohamed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics, whose income in the private sector was three times what he received as a minister.
The same applies to Leila Benali, who worked abroad on behalf of the international private sector.
Nadia Fettah Alaoui, Minister of Economy and Finance, is not left out, because she also comes from the world of entrepreneurship where she earned more than her current role and did not answer to anyone, so in the Covid period she suffered strong criticism because she managed the Tourism sector, then in the Ministry of Economy and finance.
Ironically, Abdellatif Ouahbi, who some believed would take part in the next ministerial reshuffle, admitted to MPs that by joining the government, he lost the millions earned by his law firm.
On the contrary, the ministers of sovereignty are guaranteed continuity, he believes Assabahin case of reconstruction within the Government, because they gave good results in the management of the sectors for which they are responsible.
This is especially the case of Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, who is unanimous in his effectiveness in defending the higher interests of the kingdom.
There is also Abdellatif Loudiyi, the Minister’s Envoy in charge of the Directorate of National Defence, who reports directly to the King, the Supreme Leader and the Chief of Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR). Loudiyi is particularly appreciated for his role in the management of national defense policy and the international development of excellent bilateral relations in this area. Then come Ahmed Toufiq, Minister of Habbian and Islamic Affairs, Abdelouafi Laftit, Minister of Interior, Fouzi Lekjaa, Minister responsible for the budget.
Assaba concludes that, according to persistent rumors in the salons of Rabat, a ministerial reshuffle is expected long before the Council of Ministers in June or July 2024, which should examine the main directions of the 2025 finance bill.