KPK Warning To Jambi Provincial Government Ranks: Berkah Officials Just A Matter Of Time

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) reminded officials within the Jambi Provincial Government not to be corrupt. Improvements through strengthening the government's internal control apparatus (APIP) to closing the gap for fraud in the licensing sector, procuring goods and services to planning and budgeting must be carried out.

This was conveyed by Acting Deputy Korsup KPK Edi Suryanto at the Coordination Meeting (Rakor) for Strengthening Corruption Prevention with all local governments throughout Jambi Province, which was held at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Jakarta, Wednesday, May 14. He said, corrupt officials were just waiting for the time to be charged by law.

"Don't ever think greedy. So officials in the local government are actually enough and more than enough. If you are still thinking greedy, just wait for the time," said Edi, quoted from the KPK's official release, Thursday, May 15.

Edi had mentioned the Jambi Provincial Government's Monitoring Center for Prevention (MCSP) score. He said the figure was in the lowest position compared to other regencies/cities on the island of Sumatra.

"(The Jambi Province, red) has only 72.37 scores, far below the average of 82.06," he said.

Edi detailed indicators with low achievements, including tax optimization (47), procurement of goods and services (52), as well as supervision by APIP (75). "This reflects the weakness of the internal control function and the large potential for corruption-prone points," he said.

In addition, Jambi Province also experienced a decline in the results of the Jambi Integrity Assessment Survey (SPI), from 71.45 in 2023 to 65.36 in 2024.

This figure places Jambi Province in the vulnerable category, said Edi. Thus, improvements need to be made not only from an administrative point of view but also in the culture of the bureaucracy and individual integrity.

Complementing Edi, Head of the Korsup Region I.2 KPK, Uding Juharudin, reminded the importance of synergy and strengthening the role of internal supervision to close various vulnerability gaps.

"If there is corruption in the regions, it is a red report card for us as well. We are not the greatest problem of local government technicality, but our advantage is in the mandate of the law. So, use us as partners to improve governance in the regions," said Uding.

"In the previous year we had a lot of contact with the executive. This year we also involved the legislature, so that this anti-corruption commitment becomes a collective awareness," he concluded.