Following it’s visit the Regie’s President and Director General Mr. Nassif Seklauoi on Monday, The Syndicate of the Regie’s Employees and Workers announced its solidarity with him after the organized campaign " against the Regie and its President led by some hateful tobacco traders of different backgrounds", considering him "the guardian of tobacco cultivation and farmers, as he has always stood by the farmer's side from far North to the South and Bekaa."