Official Governor-Wagub Kalteng, Jokowi's First Direction To Sugianto-Edy Handle COVID-19

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially appointed Sugianto Sabran and Edy Pratowo as Governors and Deputy Governors of Central Kalimantan. Sugianto and Edy are the couple who won the 2020 regional elections.

The inauguration was held at the State Palace on Tuesday, May 25 at around 10:00 a.m. The event continued to follow strict health protocols and attended limited invitations.

The inauguration began with singing the song Indonesia Raya which then continued the reading of the Presidential Decree on the appointment of Sugianto to be governor of Kalteng and Edy to be the Deputy Governor of Kalteng.

Furthermore, Sugianto and Edy read their oaths as regional heads for the period 2021-2024 in front of President Jokowi accompanied by clergy.

"By Allah I swear I will fulfill my duty as governor, as deputy governor, in a proper and fair manner, upholding the Constitution of 1945 and upholding all laws and regulations in a straight line and devoted to the people, nusa, and the nation," they said as youTube aired by the Presidential Secretariat, Tuesday, May 25.

In his speech, Sugianto claimed to have received direction from Jokowi to control COVID-19 in Central Kalimantan. Then, restore the economic condition to grow as before.

"He conveyed how to keep control of COVID-19 in Central Kalimantan. We also within 100 working days, we continue to work as usual, namely in addition to covid control, the economy be it SMEs, as well as development in the field of infrastructure, education, health, and economic development of the community at large in Central Kalimantan," he said.

Sugianto Sabran and Edy Pratowo are a couple supported by PDIP, Golkar Party, Nasdem Party, PKB, MCC, Perindo, PPP and PAN in the 2020 Regional Elections. Sugianto himself is the incumbent governor who has been in office since May 25, 2016.