Lakhdar Haddouche : The delayed opening of public toilets is the responsibility of the collective council

Oriental Eco

In the context of improving basic services within the urban area, the Oujda Ankad Municipal Council, headed by Lakhdar Haddouch, has completed new public health facilities in the city of Oujda, equipped according to modern standards to provide a necessary service to residents and visitors, especially in public squares and high-traffic points during different seasons of the year.

Ready facilities waiting to be activated

The handover of these toilets to the Oujda Community Council was one of the items on its agenda, in order to take over their management and open them to the public. According to the data provided, the role of the labor council was limited to completion, equipping and handing over, while the community is expected to complete the organizational steps and put them into service.

Despite the readiness of these structures since the handover, the facilities remain closed until today, which has raised a number of questions within the city about the reasons for the delay in utilization, especially since the project includes services that are considered essential in the public space.

A call to speed up the process of putting facilities into use

The labor council explained that its responsibility ended with the completion of the works and the handover of the keys, while the community is now in charge of taking management-related actions, including the management of human resources, maintenance mechanisms, and regulations related to daily use.

The labor council hopes that the pace of activation will be accelerated by the responsible authority, as this will have a direct impact on improving the conditions of receiving visitors and ensuring the comfort of visitors to the major squares, as this service is part of an integrated urban structure.

Public service and mass waiting

The provision of sanitary facilities in public spaces is a necessary service in any urban center, and the demand for them increases with the growing commercial and tourist traffic in Oujda. In light of the continued closure, there is a renewed debate on the need to expedite the opening of these facilities to citizens, as part of a vision that includes the sustainable management of the city's facilities and the roles of each local institution in this process.

In a clarifying statement, the labor council emphasized that the project falls within its construction tasks only, while the Oujda community is expected to develop its operational plan so that citizens can benefit from this service in the near future, in line with the requirements of the city and its shared spaces.