The Day After Tomorrow, Khofifah Appointed Former East Java Deputy Governor Gus Ipul To Be The Mayor Of Pasuruan

SURABAYA - Former Deputy Governor of East Java Saifullah Yusuf alias Gus Ipul will be sworn in as the mayor of Pasuruan, on Friday, 26 February 2021. Gus Ipul will be inaugurated with 16 elected regional heads in the 2020 Pilkada in East Java.

"Actually there are 19 regional heads, but two regions, namely Tuban and Pacitan, are still long in office. So only 17 elected regional heads will be inaugurated," said the Head of the East Java Provincial Government Administration and Regional Autonomy, Jempin Marbun, confirmed, Wednesday, February 24th.

Jempin said the Tuban regent's term of office will end on June 20, 2021. Meanwhile, the Pacitan regent will retire on April 4, 2021.

So that the elected head will be inaugurated after the local regent retires, "he explained.

According to Jempin, the 17 regional heads will be sworn in by the Governor of East Java Khofifah Indar Parawansa at the Grahadi State Building, Surabaya. The technical implementation must maintain a hybrid health protocol, where each inauguration is only attended by a maximum of 25 people.

"This means that only regional heads and deputy regional heads who are appointed along with their wives will be allowed to come to Grahadi. Meanwhile, other invitations will still follow virtually in their respective districts and cities," said Jempin.

Jempin said the inauguration will be held in three sessions. The first session started at 09.00 WIB until finished, followed by six regional heads.

The second session starts at 13.00 WIB followed by six regions and the third session starts at 16.00 WIB followed by five elected regional heads.