Bima Arya Withdraws From Candidates In West Java Gubernatorial Election

Bima Arya Sugiarto when delivering his setback from the 2024 West Java gubernatorial election. (ANTARA/Shabrina Zakaria)

JAKARTA - The Candidate for Governor of West Java from the National Mandate Party (PAN), Bima Arya Sugiarto, has declared his resignation from the 2024 West Java Governor Election (Pilgub) contestation.

This was conveyed by Bima Arya at his residence in Bogor City, West Java. In his statement, he followed PAN as a member of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) who fully supported Dedi Mulyadi's candidacy as a candidate for governor of West Java.

"Of course from the start I have said that if the party ordered me to move, if I go forward I go forward, if I go right to the right I go to the right. But if the party asks not to continue, I am sami 'na wa to 'na. Listen, obey, and follow," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 7.

Bima Arya, who is also the Chair of the PAN DPP, said that he fully supports the decision of the PAN leadership who is in KIM's ranks, to fully support Dedi Mulyadi to run in the West Java gubernatorial election.

This will also be conveyed to the PAN party apparatus in West Java, because after receiving a recommendation from the PAN DPP, he has consolidated 27 regencies/cities in West Java.

"With whoever Kang Dedi is paired up, we will continue to support. From the information, Kang Dedi will be paired with cadres from the Golkar Party. I support and I will convey it to party officials in West Java," he explained.

The man who is also the Mayor of Bogor for the 2014-2024 period also expressed his gratitude to all supporting parties. Starting from volunteers, party structures, elements of the community, to the media.

"Thank you for the support and the news, have been read, heard, and thought of voters in West Java. We pray for the West Java gubernatorial election to be an election that sheds light and has ideas," he said.