The Minister Of Home Affairs Proposes The Extension Of The Acting Regent Of West Aceh To The President

Minister Of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian/DOK via ANTARA HO Ministry Of Home Affairs

WEST ACEH - Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian officially proposed extending the term of office of West Aceh Regent Mahdi Efendi to President Joko Widodo, for the next year.

"I immediately proposed to the President that Brother Mahdi extend his tenure as Acting Regent of West Aceh," said Tito Karnavian, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, October 9.

Tito Karnavian openly said that West Aceh Regency, precisely Meulaboh City, is the best area in Indonesia in controlling inflation.

However, he also gave a strong warning to regions that were considered to have failed to control inflation and other national strategic programs.

The former National Police Chief then mentioned that for regions that failed to control the inflation rate, the term of duty of the Acting regional head was no longer extended.

"For West Aceh, even Drs Mahdi is not proposed by the DPRD, but we are the ones who directly propose to the President," said Tito Karnavian.

Acting West Aceh Regent Mahdi Efendi said he was touched and grateful for the award presented by the Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian in a zoom meeting of the National Inflation Control Coordination Meeting on Monday, October 9.

"Alhamdulillah, this is all thanks to the support of all elements in West Aceh. We were only given the mandate to carry out and coordinate with cross-stakeholders," said Mahdi.

Mahdi also thanked the Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) for working in full, thus becoming part of the emergence of achievements like this.

According to him, the Minister of Home Affairs' statement at the meeting also ensured the extension of his term as Acting Regent of West Aceh for the next year.

Mahdi's term as Acting Regent of West Aceh for the first year will end on October 11, 2023, after previously being inaugurated by Acting Governor of Aceh Achmad Marzuki in Banda Aceh, on October 11, 2022.