In the beginning of this ceremony, Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit in addition to Walis and Governors of the kingdom's wilayas, prefectures and provinces as well as Walis and Governors of the Interior Ministry’s Central Administration, swore allegiance to HM the King.
Afterwards, delegations representing the different regions, prefectures and provinces of the Kingdom renewed allegiance to the Monarch.
The allegiance or "Baiaa", a centuries-old pact binding the Throne and the people, is a mutual commitment whereby the people pledge loyalty to the King and the King pledges to defend the independence, sovereignty and integrity of the country, to preserve the citizens' rights and to see to the prosperity and progress of the nation.
The ceremony took place in the presence of Head of government Saad Eddine El Othmani, Speakers of the two houses of parliament, HM the King's advisors, cabinet members, high commissioners, chairmen of constitutional bodies, high-ranking officers from the general staff of the royal armed forces, Director General of the national police, Director General of the national territory surveillance, Director General of Intelligence Agency (DGED) and other civil and military figures.