Results Of The Governor Election Sued To The Constitutional Court, A Woman From Kutoarjo Was Elected To Lead Jambi

Hari Nur Cahya Murni when inaugurated as Acting Governor of Jambi (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Hari Nur Cahya Murni recorded history as the first woman to become the Governor of Jambi after the inauguration of the Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian. She was sworn in as Governor of Jambi on Thursday, February 18 in Jakarta.

"We have jointly participated in the inauguration of the Jambi Governor by the Minister of Home Affairs, she was inaugurated together with three other governors of the provinces, namely West Sumatra, Bengkulu, and Riau Islands", said Regional Secretary of Jambi Province, Sudirman, reported by Antara, in Jambi, Thursday, February 18th.

Hari Nur Cahya Murni is a woman born in Kutoarjo, Central Java, 30 October 1961. So far, she has served as Director General of Regional Development at the Ministry of Home Affairs since July 2020.

The Governor of Jambi will serve until there is a definitive determination of the Jambi Governor the results of the simultaneous regional head elections in 2020. Because currently, the results of the 2020 Jambi Governor election are still in the final stage of the general election results in the Constitutional Court. This was followed by a candidate for Governor of Jambi who sued the Constitutional Court regarding the results of the regional head election in that area.

"The governor will arrive in Jambi on Friday, February 19 and will carry out her duties in Jambi for about a month", said Sudirman.

He explained that government administration should not stop because the lawsuit on the results of the Jambi Governor election was still ongoing at the Constitutional Court, and more importantly, the Jambi Provincial Government respected this decision.

Meanwhile, Jambi Governor Fachrori Umar officially ended his tenure on February 12, 2021. During the last few days, the Jambi governor's daily executive was run by the Regional Secretary of Jambi Province, Sudirman.