PKS Has Not Determined Cagub DKI 2024, But Admits It Has Many Decent Cadres

Ahmad Fathul Bari (@ahmadfathulbari)

JAKARTA - Deputy Secretary General of PKS Ahmad Fathul Bari admitted that until now his party has not decided who they will project as a candidate for the Governor of DKI in the upcoming 2024 Pilkada.

"Not yet. However, of course we will continue to monitor existing developments," Fathul told reporters, Sunday, January 9.

Fathul admitted that currently all PKS cadres are focused on working to serve the community, as well as at the executive and legislative levels. Thus, there has been no official discussion regarding the candidates for the 2024 DKI gubernatorial election.

"Until now there has been no discussion about this. All are encouraged to focus on working to serve the community. In due course, it will be submitted (PKS candidates for the DKI gubernatorial election)," said Fathul.

However, Fathul claims that PKS has many potential cadres to be champions in the political contestation to win the DKI 1 seat. Thus, he believes that PKS does not lack in stock of the figures it will carry.

"For DKI, PKS has a relatively well-established structure and has many members who have the proper capacity to become candidates for regional leaders," he explained.

It is known that the term of office of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan will end in October 2022. Furthermore, an Acting Governor of DKI will be appointed to fill the vacant position until 2024.

In recent times, a number of political parties have sounded a number of names that they have the opportunity to carry for the upcoming 2024 DKI Pilkada.

Starting from Gerindra who mentioned the names of Anies Baswedan, Ahmad Riza Patria, Airin Rachmi Diany, Bahlil Lahadalia. Then Nasdem mentioned the names of Ahmad Sahroni, Okky Asokawati, and Wibi Andrino. Meanwhile PSI also admits that it has many potential cadres.