'En Will Use Kijang,' Heru Budi Refuses To Use A Jip Official Car Bought By The DKI Provincial Government

Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono admitted that he did not want to use a sickle official car that was being purchased by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government this year. Heru admitted that since he took office on October 17, 2022 until now, his official vehicle still uses car facilities from the Ministry of State Secretariat with his position as Head of the Presidential Secretariat (Kasetpres). His official car as Kasetpres is branded Kijang Innova. He admitted that he was comfortable using the car for his work as Acting Governor of DKI and Kasetpres. "No, I'm not wearing it (jip). It's good to use Kijang," said Heru at the DKI Jakarta DPRD Building, Monday, March 13. The plan is for the DKI Provincial Government to buy two operational service vehicles (KDO) for the Governor of DKI for Heru. One ambulance and another car use a Hyundai Ioniq 5 Signature electric power. Heru admitted that he would not use the official car if it had been purchased. "No, I didn't (use it). From the start, I was inaugurated, I told you, I used a deer," he said. Why did DKI have to buy a new car for Heru? DKI Jakarta Regional Secretary (Sekda) Joko Agus Setyono explained that the Land Cruiser branded official car that Anies Baswedan had previously used while serving in Jakarta had been sold to the former governor of DKI at a low price. Joko said that the sale of official cars to state officials was also regulated in Government Regulation Number 2020 concerning Amendments to Government Regulation Number 84 of 2014 concerning Sales of State/Regional Property in the Form of Official Individual Vehicles. "There is a provision that the regional head who has served for more than 4 years is allowed to take over the official vehicle. But it is not free, it is sold at an affordable price and the mechanism uses direct appointments," Joko explained. Meanwhile, one official car Heru as Kasetpres branded Innova Venturer. This official car is still used by Heru in his daily duties. If, Heru's two official cars as Acting Governor have been operating, this Innova Venturer will still be used by Heru when he was carrying out his duties as Kasetpres. "Of course, as the Head of the Presidential Secretariat, there will be operational vehicles. At the State Secretariat there are cars that stand by, there are also those who stand by. However, it should not be concluded that there are three cars. This is in accordance with their respective duties," he explained.