JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian dismissed the issue of the acting (Pj) of regional heads to make it easier for President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to carry out jokes in the 2024 Pilkada.

"Nothing, nothing to do with it," said Tito at the Office of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Jakarta, Monday, June 24, as reported by Antara.

He also emphasized that the public could see the performance of the elected regional head in their respective regions.

"Let's look forward to it, we can see the performance together," he said.

Previously, the Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian inaugurated 3 governors (Pj) at the Sasana Bhakti Praja Building, Head Office of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Jakarta.

First, Acting Governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Major General (Ret.) Hassanudin, replaces Lalu Gita Ariadi who is said to have resigned because he is interested in running as a candidate for governor of NTB 2024-2029.

Hassanudin was previously the Acting Governor of North Sumatra. The seat of Acting Governor of North Sumatra then belonged to Agus Fatoni, a bureaucrat of the Ministry of Home Affairs who previously served as Acting Governor of South Sumatra.

Meanwhile, the vacant seat of Acting Governor of South Sumatra is now filled by Elen Setiadi.

Elen is the Expert Staff for Regulation, Law Enforcement, and Economic Resilience of the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.

The inauguration was carried out based on the Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia Number 70/P of 2024 concerning the Dismissal and Appointment of Acting Governors.

"By Allah, I swear, I will fulfill my obligations as governor as well as possible, and fairly, uphold the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and carry out all laws and regulations as straight as possible, and serve the community, state and nation," said three governors taking the oath to follow Tito's statement.


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