Mayor Eri Cahyadi Prioritizes Education-Poverty, Infrastructure Development In Line With Jokowi

Mayor of Surabaya Eri Cahyadi and Deputy Mayor of Armudji (City Government of Surabaya)

SURABAYA - The Surabaya City Government (Pemkot) held a Development Planning Conference (Musrenbang) to prepare a Regional Government Work Plan (RKPD) for 2022.

Mayor Eri Cahyadi said that the Musrenbang will ensure the involvement of many parties in building the city of Surabaya.

"In that way, God willing, the municipal government budget, the city government RPJM, and the Surabaya City Government activities in the future are the result of all considerations and the results of input from all stakeholders in Surabaya, including how to get in line with the East Java Provincial Government," said Eri Cahyadi, Wednesday. , March 24th

Eri confirmed that the direction of Surabaya's development would run in line with the direction of President Joko Widodo. What is certain is to boost infrastructure, increase economic growth, including bureaucratic reform.

"This is what we will do in the future, so that our budget will go that way. All of these activities will be in line with the Perpres related to existing developments, which have been determined by the President," he said.

Therefore, Eri Cahyadi also ensured that the Surabaya City Government's priority programs were education, health and poverty. Handling COVID-19 is also on a priority scale.

"Including how the community, with their mutual cooperation role, can protect the city of Surabaya, guard against the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for those exposed to COVID-19 who must be at home and must not interact and must not work first, the municipal government must prepare the budget. , "said Eri Cahyadi.

Meanwhile, Deputy Mayor of Surabaya Armudji, hopes that Musrenbang is not just a routine agenda but is carried out to produce development planning policies that provide maximum benefits for the people of Surabaya. According to him, mutual cooperation is a big capital in building the city of Surabaya.

"We need constructive criticism, suggestions and support from all parties. The door to provide suggestions will always be open, one of which is through the Musrenbang that we are carrying out today. Hopefully this Musrenbang can produce an agreement to resolve the problems of the City of Surabaya and bring the city of Surabaya to be even better. in the future, "said Armudji.