President Thick Regional Government Offices Colored By Political Parties

President Joko Widodo when opening the agenda of the Extraordinary National Conference (Munas) of the Association of City Governments throughout Indonesia (APEKSI) 2023 in Bogor City, West Java, Friday (15/12/2023). (ANTARA)

BOGOR - President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) criticized the paint coloring on the architectural design of the government in a number of regional offices that are identical to the symbols of the political party carrying the local regional head. The statement was conveyed by President Jokowi when opening the agenda of the Extraordinary National Conference (Munas) of the Association of City Governments throughout Indonesia (APEKSI) 2023 in Bogor City, West Java, Friday, December 15. "Sometimes if you enter a city from the paint alone you already know what this is from the party," said Jokowi. According to Jokowi, each region should display a differentiation according to the characteristics of the power of the potential they have. Jokowi gave an example such a strong Ambon with the fisheries, Lampung with natural potential in the form of pineapple or banana fruit, and Tomohon in Manado with its wealth of interest. "The color period of the party enters the city, it doesn't connect, right, but it is forced because of the leader of the party, I don't call it a party. From the party A, wow immediately the purple paint - it doesn't 'nggung', it doesn't connect, the City Government offices are also painted purple, what is this," he said. President Jokowi, who regularly visits various regions in Indonesia, even hapal with regional heads in the local area, only based on color ornaments that dominates in that place. "I know almost every day to the region, oh know this from this party, the mayor, the mayor, from this party, including the clothes that we are taking now," said Jokowi, who at that time wore blue batik. 'Ber', 'Ber', 'Ber', 'Ber' everything. Why should it be like that," he said.

The agenda has been agreed upon by regional heads at the 2023 APEKSI XVI Rakernas in Makassar City, and was agreed upon at the Management Meeting on October 4, 2023 in Ternate City in the 2023 Mayor's Wife's Sarasehan series. The APECTION Extraordinary National Conference agenda this time also discussed the management of the new APEKSI.