Bung Hatta Award Surprised And Concerned South Sulawesi Governor Nurdin Abdullah Affected By KPK OTT

Governor of South Sulawesi Nurdin Abdullah (ANTARA) (South Sulawesi Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - The Association of BHACA (Bung Hatta Anti-Corruption Award) was shocked by the KPK's arrest operation (OTT) against the Governor of South Sulawesi Nurdin Abdullah. Nurdin had previously received an award in 2017.

"We are very surprised & concerned about the news about Pak Nurdin Abdullah this morning. He received an award in 2017 when he was still the Regent of Bantaeng, South Sulawesi, ”tweeted the @BungHattaAward Twitter account, Saturday, February 27.

"We are waiting for the KPK press conference regarding the results of the 1x24 hour inspection," he said.

In 2017, Nurdin Abdullah, who was then the Regent of Bantaeng, South Sulawesi, received the Bung Hatta Anti-Corruption Award (BHACA).

One of the BHACA 2017 jury members, Betti Alisjahbana, said that the award was given to individuals who continue to strive to develop good, clean and responsible governance, and are able to become an inspiration for efforts to eradicate corruption in their respective environments.

"This year, the 2017 BHACA award is given to two individuals with integrity and is considered successful in innovating in the public service sector and government bureaucracy," said Betti, as reported by Antara.

Betti said, Nurdin was considered to have a very high commitment in building a regional government that was free from corruption and advanced.

Not only that, said Betti, during Nurdin's leadership, the Bantaeng economy grew rapidly, the per capita income of the people increased sharply and the unemployment rate dropped drastically.