BANDUNG - Acting Governor of West Java Bey Kalioni Machmudin revealed the construction of the Al-Jabbar Mosque in Bandung City, starting during the time of Ahmad Heryawan and indeed using the National Economic Recovery (PEN) fund amounting to Rp207 billion.
Bey emphasized that this information was also a clarification from the previous information that said the Al-Jabar Mosque was built with the use of PEN funds amounting to Rp3.4 trillion by Ridwan Kamil, even though the Governor of West Java 2018-2023 was always associated with building the facility.
"So, Al-Jabbar must also remember that the construction has been initiated since Pak Aher in 2017, and that is the direct APBD. Over time, there was indeed the use of PEN, 2022, for recovery after COVID-19 amounting to Rp207 billion," said Bey as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, February 4.
In total, Bey revealed that the PEN funds set by Ridwan Kamil were used by the West Java Provincial Government for IDR 3.4 trillion and were required to make payments by displacing them for eight years.
"Until now it has been paid, the installment is around Rp. 500 billion per month and the term is eight years, so it's still running," he said.
Regarding the continuation of this issue which was in the spotlight by the elected governor Dedi Mulyadi who questioned the use of PEN funds in West Java, Bey revealed that in the future it would be Dedi Mulyadi's next prerogative.
"Mr. KDM also does not blame. That is a form of transparency. And the elected governor sees that there must be a policy or how about this PEN, whether it will ask the central government later, ask for relief or be paid directly or how, I don't know. We leave it to him. But basically, we really support what the elected governor has done. The important thing is that the policy has more impact on the community," he said.
The discussion about the debt to build the Alkohr Mosque has surfaced in the last few days. It started when Elected Governor Dedi Mulyadi asked about PEN's debt funds and their use. And it was posted on his social media account.
It was informed that in 2020-2021, the West Java Provincial Government had debts worth IDR 3.4 trillion. It is used for 11 activities. Starting from road construction to the square. Including the construction of the Al-Jabbar Mosque at IDR 207 billion.
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