Reminds Local Government To Overcome Strategic Issues Ahead Of The 2024 General Election, West Kalimantan Governor Also Orders Sub-district Heads To Help KPU

West Kalimantan Governor Sutarmidji discussed with Forkopimda elements of West Kalimantan while attending the meeting of the sub-district head and regional head throughout West Kalimantan in Pontianak (Rendra Oxtora)

The Governor of West Kalimantan (Kalbar) Sutarmidji reminded the ranks of district and city governments to address various strategic issues of the political year ahead of the 2024 General Election, to improve public services. "I ask regents/mayors as well as sub-district heads throughout West Kalimantan to strengthen collaboration between local governments and sub-districts in realizing good governance, especially in the current political year," said Sutarmidji in Pontianak, Antara, Thursday, June 22. Sutarmidji said, in welcoming the election moment in the future, the local government must be able to learn from the experiences some time ago. Especially based on the index of election vulnerability, West Kalimantan is the most vulnerable and turns out to be sloping, and the election can take place well. "We who play must understand that we are fighting in the political realm, because what we offer is a program battle. Even though at that time there were different camps of other candidates, when we met, we chatted," he said. For the smooth data collection on voters, he also asked the sub-district head to help the KPU, so that KPU organizers can get accurate data to avoid inflating votes and so on. "With the system that is in effect now, I think everything is safe. In terms of budgeting, the province is ready, now it is being reviewed by BPKP and APIP and I also ask the regents and mayors to prepare it, don't overlap," said Sutarmidji. For the smooth running of the 2024 General Election, he also reminded the local government to be able to intensify communication and coordination with Forkopimda, KPU and Bawaslu. "Because I heard how many regions there is a budget deficit, this must be resolved immediately," he said. On that occasion, he also gave motivation to regional heads to be consistent and dare to take changes and make leaps in regional development, especially looking for potentials in increasing PAD.