The outgoing Minister of the Interior, Promotion of Decentralisation and Local Development, Mohamed Ahmed Ould Mohamed Lemine, sent a message of thanks and appreciation to officials and staff across the sector as he left the ministry. In it, he reviewed the main reforms carried out during his tenure and praised the efforts of its various components in implementing government policies.
In his message, Ould Mohamed Lemine reviewed work in security, territorial administration, public freedoms, civil registration, decentralisation and local development. He referred to reforms involving the development of legal frameworks for security services and political parties, improved management of civil registration and the digitisation of its services, the creation of 19 new municipalities, and the doubling of allocations to the Regional Development Fund.
He also praised the efforts of administrative authorities, locally elected representatives, security services and other staff across the sector. He said the achievements were the result of collective work and coordination among the different parties, stressing the need to continue reforms and strengthen the administration’s role in bringing public services closer to citizens.
The former minister congratulated his successor, El Mokhtar Ould Ahmed Bousseif, on the confidence placed in him. He expressed confidence in his ability to continue the work and called on staff to support and assist him in carrying out his duties.
He also thanked President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani for the confidence he had placed in him during his tenure at the ministry.
