The Director General of La Regie Libanaise Des Tabacs ET Tombacs (Regie), Engineer Nassif Seklaoui inaugurated a hall in Tal Hayat, Akkar, in the presence of the Municipality’s Head Khaled Khaled, the coordinator of the Future Movement in Akkar, Attorney Khaled Taha, the Head of the Municipal Union of Akkar, Mohammed Al-Masri, the Head of the Municipal Union of Nahr El-Ostwan, Omar El-Hayek, the Head of the Municipal Union of Arqa, Walid Haddara, the Head of the Municipal Union of El-Mqayte’a Ahmad El-Mir represented by the Head of Burj El-Arab Municipality Aref Shkheidem, the Head of the Municipal Union of El-Sheft Antoine Abboud, and a number of mayors and figures from the region.
Following the national anthem, a welcome speech was delivered by the host of the event Mahmoud El-Joulani and then another speech by the Head of the Municipality Khaled Khaled who expressed his gratitude to Engineer Seklaoui and all the officials at Regie for their good gestures towards the marginalized towns of Akkar.
“We can never express enough gratitude and appreciation. You are helping the farmers and their families, so they may stay in their land.”
Mr. Khaled also voiced the gratitude of Al-Samouniyeh residents where Regie had recently built a social hall, and thanked the former head of Berqayel Municipality who named one of the streets in honor of Eng. Seklaoui.
Khaled hoped that these contributions would continue so that the doors of goodwill remain open and ended his speech by thanking House Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
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For his part, Engineer Seklaoui expressed his happiness and said: “We come to Akkar to see our beloved ones, our loyal brother and friends. We have goodwill towards the hardworking men who are still planting and working in the fields. We did not come to check on our projects, but we came to prove that Akkar is a solid corner for the country.”
He also mentioned that some parties are criticizing their projects, but on the opposite side, others such as PM Hariri are praising their projects and supporting the work of Regie.
“From Akkar, we want to reiterate that development is a responsibility towards our people. With the support of Speaker Berri, we will always be biased to the hard-working people to keep on nurturing hope in our regions.”
Eng. Seklaoui concluded by thanking all the attendees, the heads of municipalities, and his fellow friend Khaled Khaled.
By the end of the event, Khaled offered Eng. Seklaoui an honorary shield and a cocktail banquet was held for the occasion.