Minister Of Home Affairs Tito Names 3 Names Of Acting Governor Of DKI Jakarta To Replace Anies Baswedan Being Screened

Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian (Photo: Wardhany T/VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian said the names of three candidates for the acting governor of DKI Jakarta to replace Anies Baswedan were being screened. Later, the name will be submitted to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in September.

"The three names were submitted to the President. The same thing that will be in October (DKI Jakarta) a month earlier, well, in September we will already have the names, we will submit them to the President," Tito told reporters at the Ministry of Home Affairs Building, Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara. , Central Jakarta, Thursday, 12 May.

Meanwhile, the inauguration of the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta will be held in October.

"July Aceh, October DKI Jakarta," said the former National Police Chief.

Furthermore, Tito explained the criteria for the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta. Whoever is elected, he must be a high-ranking middle-ranking official.

"He must be a middle high leadership official, so he is echelon one," he said.

"We are still in the stage of receiving input. Whether the person concerned has a problem or not, we are profiling, whether there is a potential case or not," added Tito.

As previously reported, there are 272 regional heads in Indonesia whose term of office will expire in the near future, including DKI Jakarta. Later, they will be replaced by officials until the Regional Head Election (Pilkada) which will be held in 2024.

Meanwhile, today, May 12, Tito has appointed the Acting Governor in his office. Those appointed are:

1. Banten Regional Secretary Al Muktabar who became the Acting Governor of Banten

2. Director General of Regional Autonomy (Otda) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) Akmal Malik who became Acting Governor of West Sulawesi

3. Director General of Mineral and Coal of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Ridwan Djamaluddin who became Acting Governor of the Bangka Belitung Islands

4. Expert Staff for Sportivity Culture of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Hamka Hendra Noer who will be inaugurated as Acting Governor of Gorontalo

5. Komjen (Ret.) Paulus Waterpauw who now serves as Deputy for Management of Potential Border Areas at the BNPP Ministry of Home Affairs as Acting Governor of West Papua.