Inaugurating 5 Acting Governors, Minister Of Home Affairs: Names Chosen Through A Long Process

The atmosphere of the inauguration of 5 Acting Governors (Photo Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian has appointed five acting governors to temporarily replace regional heads whose terms of office have expired. Tito ensured that the inauguration was in accordance with the applicable mechanism.

"The process we are going through is in accordance with the existing legal rules, including Law Number 10 of 2016 concerning Regional Elections," said Tito in his remarks during the inauguration at the Ministry of Home Affairs Office, Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, Central Jakarta, Thursday, May 12.

From the start, the Ministry of Home Affairs proposed the names of the acting regional heads to President Jokowi. The proposed name has gone through a screening process and asked for input from ministries/agencies to community leaders.

"For example, West Papua, the West Papuan People's Assembly submitted names, also in Banten and others. Then we conveyed the proposal to the President and the President to conduct a final assessment team session led by the President, which was attended by a number of ministers. ," he said.

With this procedure, Tito ensured that the appointment was carried out democratically. "Based on the results of the trial's assessment, several candidates produced by these gentlemen were selected," he said.

"It's not the president's own decision. But the TPA trial led by the president and a number of ministers, a number of institutional ministries, and this is very dynamic," added the former National Police Chief.

For information, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian has appointed the Acting Governor today at his office. Those appointed are:

Banten Regional Secretary Al Muktabar who became the Acting Governor of Banten Director General of Regional Autonomy (Otda) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) Akmal Malik who became the Acting Governor of West Sulawesi Director General of Mineral and Coal of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Ridwan Djamaluddin who became the Acting Governor of the Bangka Belitung Islands Expert Staff for Sportivity Culture of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Hamka Hendra Noer who will be inaugurated as Acting Governor of Gorontalo Komjen (Purn.) Paulus Waterpauw who now serves as Deputy for Management of Potential Management of BNPP Border Areas at the Ministry of Home Affairs as Acting Governor of West Papua.

For information, there are 272 regional heads in Indonesia whose terms of office will expire in the near future. Later, they will be replaced by officials until the Regional Head Election (Pilkada) which will be held in 2024.