JEDDAH: Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, chaired here Sunday evening the second session of the third term of the Council of Makkah Province. During the meeting he called on officials to provide the best services to pilgrims and warned about the dangers of drugs. Prince Naif was received at the venue by Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah Region, and Prince Mish'al Bin Majed Bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Jeddah. Addressing the meeting, Prince Naif said that the people of the Kingdom have been honored with providing services to pilgrims visiting the Two Holy Mosques. He said that all officials must perform their tasks properly and ensure citizens can meet with government representatives, including ministers. The prince said they must implement the orders of the Saudi leadership and the judiciary. Prince Naif praised Almighty Allah that the Kingdom is being ruled according to the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah. He thanked and praised Allah for the country's peace and stability while there are many problems in other parts of the region. Prince Naif also warned about the dangers of drugs. He said drugs cause major problems, including “heinous” crimes. “Our security men should redouble their efforts in their fight against drugs.” He also launched the slogan of Makkah's development plan for the next four years. Addressing the meeting, Prince Khaled said: “In this prosperous era under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, the Crown Prince and the Second Deputy Premier, the Kingdom is witnessing unprecedented, extraordinary developmental initiatives. Undoubtedly, this phase necessitates that every official and citizen should keep pace with these initiatives and exert more effort to achieve the aspirations of the leadership and people.” He said that the Principality of Makkah presented a report on the developmental initiatives including 3,600 projects, of which 2,262 have been analyzed and examined. A total of 13 percent of the projects, costing SR44 billion, have stalled. A total of five percent of projects have stopped, valued at SR600 million. The total number of stalled and stopped projects stands at 319.
