DKPP Asks Pilkada Organizers To Avoid Coffee Shops, Why?

Chairman of DKPP Muhammad (BETWEEN)

GORONTALO - Chairman of the Honorary Board of Election Administrators (DKPP) Muhammad asked all election organizers to avoid gathering in coffee shops until all stages of the Pikada were completed.

"This is the official appeal of DKPP. The coffee shop is usually the place for the success team, if the organizers, especially the ad hoc team, are always seen together with the success teams participating in the election, the public will see the closeness that raises public doubts," said Muhammad while providing reinforcement briefing the implementation of simultaneous regional elections in Gorontalo quoted by Antara, Monday, November 16.

According to him, pilkada organizers were struggling to gain public trust so that DKPP considered it necessary to appeal for this.

"I leave a message to the secretaries of both the KPU and Bawaslu, so that the coffee is prepared in the office only. Coffee, tea, and even fresh milk are all ready so you don't look for the coffee shop," he said.

Muhammad added, there is a chance that regional election organizers, especially ad hoc, can be tempted by the persuasion of the successful team if they meet intensely.

Apart from Warkop, he also asked the organizers not to join Whatsapp groups or other platforms where there are pilkada participants or success teams.

"Please leave the group first, to avoid the impression of partiality. This applies until after the elected regional head is inaugurated, then you can rejoin the group," he said.

Muhammad said there were a number of ethical cases handled by DKPP, confirming the dialogue between candidate pairs and organizers in the Whatsapp group and unwittingly showing partiality.

"Arrange your smile the same for all candidate pairs. Do not let your smile be different to candidate pairs 1, 2 and others. The width of the smile is the same, the friendliness is the same. We have nothing to do with the incumbent or not the incumbent, but our business is on a process of integrity and quality," he continued.