Acting Governor Of NTB Then Gita Ariadi Replaced By Minister Of Home Affairs

Acting (Pj) Governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, Lalu Gita Ariadi. (ANTARA/Nur Imansyah).

Acting (Pj) Governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Then Gita Ariadi was reportedly replaced after serving for about nine months since being launched on September 19, 2023 by the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri), Tito Karnavian.

Head of the Government Bureau of the Provincial Secretariat (Pemprov) NTB Lalu Hamdi confirmed the replacement of the Acting Governor Lalu Gita Ariadi.

"It's true that it was replaced," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, June 22.

Asked about the information that stated that the replacement for Lalu Gita Ariadi as Acting Governor of NTB was Major General TNI (Ret.) Hasanuddin, who is currently the Acting Governor of North Sumatra, Hamdi said that everyone should wait for a decree (SK) at the inauguration.

"Who is the replacement, we are waiting for the decree at the inauguration," he said.

Meanwhile, when asked about the reasons or considerations for changing positions Lalu Gita Ariadi as Acting Governor of NTB, Hamdi did not answer and did not comment further on this matter.

In an invitation letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) numbered 100.2.1.3/2817/SJ dated June 21, 2024, which was signed by the Acting Secretary General of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Tomsi Tohir, the inauguration of the Acting Governor of NTB which was just planned for Monday (24/6) at 15.30 WIB at the Sasana Bhakti Praja (SBP) building, 3rd Floor, Ministry of Home Affairs Office in Jakarta.

In the invitation, a number of invited lists were listed, including Acting Governor of NTB Lalu Gita Ariadi and all Forkopimda NTB, including 10 families from the Acting Governor.

In addition to the inauguration of the Acting Governor of NTB, the letter was also inaugurated by the Acting Governor of North Sumatra (North Sumatra), and the Acting Governor of South Sumatra (Sumsel).