UIN Academics Alauddin Are Sure That Danny Pomanto Will Excel In The Makassar Pilkada Debate

Candidates for Mayor-Deputy Mayor of Makassar Danny Pomanto-Fatmawati Rusdi / ADAMA (Doc Instagram dpramdhanpomanto)

MAKASSAR - The candidate pair for mayor and deputy mayor of Makassar, South Sulawesi, M Ramdhan 'Danny' Pomanto-Fatmawati Rusdi is predicted to excel in the Makassar Pilkada debate. The inaugural debate for the Makassar Pilkada was held on Saturday, November 7.

This belief was conveyed by an academic from Alauddin State Islamic University in Makassar, Ibnu Hadjar Yusuf. He assessed that the Danny Pomanto-Fatmawati alias Adama pair had mastered the debate material on social issues, culture, education, security, environment, transportation and tolerance.

Ibnu Fadjar's belief is based on Danny Pomanto's experience as the mayor of Makassar for the 2014-2019 period. Meanwhile, Fatmawati Rusdi had previously been a member of the DPR and Chair of the PKK Sidenreng Rappang (Sidrap).

In addition, according to Ibnu Fadjar, the program offered by the couple with the acronym Adama is a refinement and continuation of the previous Danny Pomanto program.

"The debate will be exciting because it is filled with four contestants. Of course it will attract attention. Mr. Danny and Mrs. Fatma will have no trouble, and can excel in the candidate debate. Why? Because of their experience. The programs are also very clear and felt by the residents, "said Ibnu in his written statement, Thursday, November 5.

Ibnu said, apart from excellence due to very capable experience, Danny-Fatma's character is not in doubt in terms of leadership. According to him, both of them had already shown this during the Makassar Pilkada campaign.

"With the progress we see in the field, Mr. Danny and Mrs. Fatma always meet massively with the community. It has been scheduled at various points every day targeting alleys, city routes, to the island. This is also in line with the survey findings that place them in the top position," said Ibnu.

According to Ibnu, in addition to attracting attention, the Makassar Pilkada debate will also have a major influence on the citizens' judgment.

"Here people will see which candidates really have a clear vision and mission. Not a 'sky' or dreamy vision and mission," he said.

All the movements of each candidate will become public consumption.

"The public will learn from the body language, the expression of speech, the style of political communication, the diplomacy in answering arguments in an argumentative manner. But, I am sure that Mr. Danny Bu Fatma is used to it, will calm down through the debate," he said.