Inaugurated By The Governor Of North Sumatera, Jokowi's Son-in-Law Bobby Nasution Officially Becomes The Mayor Of Medan

Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Medan Bobby Nasution-Aulia Rachman

MEDAN - President Joko Widodo's son-in-law, Bobby Nasution, has officially become the mayor of Medan. Bobby Nasution and his deputy Aulia Rachman were appointed the Governor of North Sumatra (Governor Edy Rahmayadi).

Both were inaugurated along with 5 other regional heads as a result of the 2020 Regional Elections that were held simultaneously.

The inauguration was preceded by singing the national anthem Indonesia Raya and continued with the reading of the Decree of the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri).

"I will fulfill my obligations as well as possible and fairly as possible. Upholding the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and then carrying out all laws and regulations in a straightforward manner and serving the people, the country, and the nation", he said. The governor of Edy read out the oath of office which was followed up again by the inaugurated regional heads.

In the inauguration, Bobby was accompanied by his wife Kahiyang Ayu. Likewise with Aulia Rachman, who is also accompanied by his wife Shaula Ardianty.

In the Regional Elections, Bobby and Aulia were supported by, namely PDIP, Gerindra, PAN, PSI, Hanura, PPP, NasDem, and Golkar.

Bobby Nasution competed with the incumbent, Akhyar Nasution, and his pair Salman Alfarisi. They are supported by the Demokrat Party and PKS.

Jokowi's son-in-law, Bobby Nasution won the Regional Elections by winning 393.327 votes or 53.45% of the votes. Meanwhile, Akhyar-Salman had 342.580 votes or 46.55%.

The election results were rejected by Akhyar's camp, which then filed a lawsuit against the Constitutional Court. However, the lawsuit fell.

Bobby Nasution previously stated that he would immediately focus on fixing the Medan Pemko bureaucracy. But it's not just bureaucracy, Bobby and Aulia want to clean up Medan City.

"For 100 working days, there really isn't that much. We will focus on our work in the future, for example, the matter of cleanliness is not only garbage but clean drainage in Medan", said Bobby Nasution, Thursday, February 18.

Bobby Nasution said that clogged drainage due to the garbage can cause flooding in Medan.

"So far, that has been the cause of flooding and an impact on infrastructure so that it is still inadequate", he said.

Meanwhile, the matter of bureaucratic arrangement will also be a priority. There is also a program for handling COVID-19 in Medan.

"We want to really implement the 3T, namely Testing, Tracing, and Treatment. We want to know how many positive COVID-19 ones are so that we don't make mistakes in providing policies", he said.

Bobby Nasution hopes that all parties work together to advance Medan City. The collaboration concept will take precedence.