Khofifah Challenges Gus Ipul To Make Pasuruan Bak Singapore In East Java

Handover of Pasuruan mayor position at the DPRD building (ANTARA)

PASURUAN - East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa challenged Pasuruan Mayor Saifullah Yusuf (Gus Ipul) to make his region the Singapore of East Java. accepted the post of mayor at the Pasuruan City DPRD building. quoted by Antara, Monday, March 1 evening. Khofifah said that Singapore has a smaller number of regions and population than Jakarta, but is the most developed country in Southeast Asia.

Khofifah is optimistic that with Gus Ipul's experience and quality, it is not impossible that Pasuruan City will get better in the future. In addition to Presidential Regulation Number 80 of 2019 concerning the Acceleration of Economic Development, one of the programs that has become a super priority is Bromo-Tengger-Semeru ( BTS). According to Khofifah, Pasuruan City can take advantage of the program by becoming a hub for areas within it. "These BTS are Lumajang, Probolinggo Regency, Pasuruan Regency, and Malang. Well, Pasuruan City here is a crossing and can take a gap. "Even though the investment is in Pasuruan Regency, Pasuruan City must be a 'hub' between regions," said Khofifah. Meanwhile, Gus Ipul answered it as a challenge that the region he leads is expected to become the Singapore of East Java. "Of course we will collaborate with the Provincial Government. and the central government, Mas Adi Wibowo (Wawali) and I have also planned programs for this k make it happen, "said the Deputy Governor of East Java 2009-2019.

Gus Ipul acknowledged that there were still a lot of homework that needed to be done so that there needed to be hard work to make Pasuruan City a "City of Medina", namely Developing its Economy, Beautiful City and Harmony of Its Citizens. A number of existing problems, he said, were problems with the title of Fair With The exception (WDP) which has been obtained for two years in a row. "The WDP predicate is a very bad predicate for a region. This means that the City of Pasuruan has failed to make sound financial governance," he continued. Gus Ipul targets that one year of his administration the Pasuruan City Government must get the title of WTP (Unqualified Unqualified) to reflect good financial governance. Gus Ipul who is also the Chairman of the PBNU hopes that the East Java Provincial Government can help Pasuruan. "We have compiled a 99 working day program. Why 99? Because 9 are Nawacita (President Jokowi's Program) and 9 others are Nawa Bhakti Satya (Governor Khofifah's program). So if it is juxtaposed it means 99, "he explained.

Its first program is to accelerate the handling of COVID-19. In addition, Pasuruan City will increase the class of Purut Hospital and other health facilities, then it will also pioneer a smart city and prepare free wifi for online learning facilities. "Integrate the square area, mosque and trade and service areas. Develop marine tourism and revitalize the area. the port, "he called.

Pasuruan City is also targeting to get WTP opinion and RTRW ratification, then the revitalization of public facilities, education and city park infrastructure will also be accelerated.

"The last program is structuring human resources and institutional structure of the bureaucracy. The development of cooperatives and MSMEs has gone up in class, "said Gus Ipul.