Ahok Affirms That The Governor Of DKI Jakarta Has The Authority To Be Equal To The Minister In Today's Memory, July 20, 2016

JAKARTA Memori hari ini, delapan tahun yang lalu, 20 Juli 2016, Gubernur DKI Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) mengungkap posisi gubernur di Indonesia memiliki kewenangan sama menteri. Pernyataan Ahok itu dilakukan karena ia mendapat kritik berperan seperti karyawan pembangan pulau reklamasi.

Previously, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Resources (Menko Kemaritiman), Rizal Ramli, criticized Ahok, who is a pro-developing reclamation project. Rizal actually saw that the project had a lot of harm and had to stop.

The New Order Government (Orba) has an idea to expand the land of Jakarta. The owner of the power wants to reclamation add land area on the North Coast of Jakarta. The study was carried out by taking care of the sea and making it land.

This wish was wrapped in Presidential Decree (Kepres) No. 52 of 1995 concerning the Reclamation of the North Coast of Jakarta. However, the plan did not run smoothly until the New Order collapsed. The presidential decree was then strengthened during the administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) in 2012.

SBY then issued Presidential Regulation No. 122 of 2012 concerning the reclamation of Coastal Areas and small islands. This wish was also welcomed by the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Fauzi Bowo. The reclamation design was changed to the designation of 17 New Islands named Pulau A to Q.

This wish only really took place in the era of Ahok's leadership. The Governor of DKI Jakarta considered it important to present the Jakarta Bay reclamation project. He felt the project could help overcome two disasters at once. Rob floods from the sea and overflowing 13 rivers passing through the city.

Problems arise. Not all elites of the government agreed with the plan. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Rizal Ramli, for example. Rizal then published a reclamation moratorium in April 2016. He saw that the reclamation of Jakarta Bay actually had a lot of harm. The reclamation nonsense can overcome the floods in Jakarta.

The marine ecosystem is considered to be damaged and fishermen are increasingly difficult to catch. He also criticized Ahok who continued to insist on supporting the development of the island of G. Rizal said that Ahok was a governor who was fighting for the benefit of Jakarta residents or developers employees.

"I'm also confused about why he (Basuki) insisted. Ahok is the Governor of DKI or a developer employee? One minister alone is actually enough to stop. The Minister of Environment, for example. Well, these are three ministers and one coordinating minister. "

"Because it is dangerous, we decided to stop it entirely. That's also because it is categorized as a serious violation. If something dangerous happens, who will be blamed later? The central government too. We don't want that because it's very dangerous," Rizal said as quoted by the Kompas.com page, July 19, 2016.

Ahok did not accept Rizal's criticism. He asked Rizal not to doubt the position of Governor of DKI Jakarta in matters of interfering in the reclamation project. Ahok revealed that according to the law, the Governor of DKI Jakarta had the authority to be equal to the minister on July 20, 2016.

Ahok wants reclamation affairs to continue. He also asked Rizal if he objected to being asked to write down his objections in writing to the President of Indonesia. This is because the reclamation plan is a mandate from the central government. Even though Rizal was later removed from his position as Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs on July 27, 2016.

"Eh Anda juga jangan lupa ya gubernur DKI setara dengan menteri, undang-undang yang tulis. Ini undang-undang mengatakan khusus gubernur DKI jabatannya setara dengan menteri. Kalau Anda mau buat-buat alasan, mau menciptakan alasan hebat pun please.

"It's a smart person, doctor, if I'm not a doctor. Please give me a written reason. I'm not defending this island, it must be maintained, you know. Don't twist my language. For me, if you have a written order, the legal basis is clear, usually the president is batalized, I come, definitely participate. The coordinating minister is higher, there are three ministers, the governor doesn't want to come," Ahok said, quoted by the COMPASS.com page, July 20, 2016.