2 Candidates for Regional Head in Jambi Resign, One of them is Related to Narcotics Cases

JAKARTA - Two regional head candidates in Jambi Province announced their resignation officially and withdrew from the 2020 Pilkada contest in that area.

The first one is the Batanghari regent candidate, M Hafiz Fattah. He was promoted by PAN, PKS, and Demokrat.

The pair of the vice-regent candidate, Camelia, Puji Astuti, then appointed his older brother M Firdaus Fattah to replace him as the candidate for the Batanghari regent. 

The reason for Hafiz Fattah to resign from the election is due to his legal status. He has been caught in a narcotics case and has to undergo rehabilitation.

Then the second is Syarif Fasha, the mayor of Jambi, who is running for the Jambi Provincial Pilkada, officially submitting his resignation on Sunday afternoon.

Syarif Fasha stated that the reasons for his resignation were due to political and non-political factors. Besides, he also mentioned the health factor of his youngest child, who needed intensive care in Jakarta.

Syarif Fasha, who was previously supported by PPP and Nasdem, also failed to get the minimum limit of support to run for the 2020 Pilkada. Of the two supporting parties, the pair Syarif Fasha and Asafri Jaya Bakrie only got five supporting seats.

Meanwhile, the minimum requirement for supporting seats from political parties to run in the candidacy for Governor of Jambi is at least 11 seats.