His Name Is In The Top 3 Candidates For Acting Governor Of Maluku, Chairman Of The Management Reports To The Chairman Of PBNU

PBNU Chairman Gus Yahya (right) received a visit from PBNU Chairman Zainal Abidin Rahawarin (left), in Jakarta, Wednesday (5/12/2023). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The name of the Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board Zainal Abidin Rahawarin is in the top three candidates for Acting Governor of Maluku. Rahawarin reported the results to the General Chairperson (Ketum) of PBNU Yahya Cholil Staquf or Gus Yahya.

"Because I served as one of the Chairmen of PBNU, I reported the results to Gus Yahya. Gus Yahya responded positively," said Rahawarin in a written statement, Wednesday, December 6, which was confiscated by Antara.

Previously, the Maluku DPRD named three names for the Maluku Governor's candidate in a plenary meeting on Wednesday, November 29. Determination after the vote was attended by 43 members of the council.

The three names who won the most votes as candidates for the Acting Governor of Maluku, namely the Chancellor of IAIN Ambon who is also the Chair of PBNU, Zainal Abidin Rahawarin; Deputy II for Cybersecurity and Crypto Operations BSNN, Major General TNI Dominggus Pakel; and Expert Staff for Government and Regional Autonomy Menpan RB, Djufri Rahman.

In the election for the candidate for Acting Governor of Maluku, there were five candidates for names. Two names died because they received insignificant votes were the Chancellor of Universitas Patimura MJ. Saptenno and Deputy Chairman of Komnas HAM Anti-Violence Against Women Olivia Latuconsina.

In the voting for the candidate for the Acting Governor of Maluku, the mechanism is that each member of the Maluku DPRD may choose the 1-3 names of the 5 existing candidates.

As a result, Rahawarin and Dominggus bagged 31 votes, following Djufri with 29 votes, followed by Saptenno with seven votes and Olivia with six votes.

Because there were two candidates who won the same vote, the Maluku DPRD decided to hold the second round.

In this second round, Rahawarin bagged 21 votes and Dominggus got 19 votes.

The three names of candidates for the Acting Governor of Maluku that have been determined in the Maluku DPRD plenary meeting will be submitted to the president no later than December 6, 2023.

The Acting Governor of Maluku will replace Governor Murad Ismail whose term of office will end on December 31, 2023.