Rano Karno Reveals Moment Megawati Appoints Her To Accompany Pramono Anung

Jakarta Deputy Governor Rano Karno's Candidate At The Jakarta KPUD Office, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - The candidate for Deputy Governor of Jakarta, Rano Karno, revealed the moment when he was appointed by the Chairperson of the PDI-P, Megawati Soekarnoputri, to accompany Mrs. Ketum in the contestation of the Regional Head Election (Pilkada). This appointment, referred to as taking place on Tuesday, August 27, evening. Starting when Megawati mentioned about Jakarta, which is already the capital city. "Last night I was ordered by Mrs. Ketum to help fix Jakarta. There was a conversation that I conveyed, she said, "What does it mean? Not being a capital city, so a special area of Jakarta," said Rano at the KPUD Office Jakarta, Wednesday, August 28. At that time, Rano said that Megawati immediately asked him to accompany Pramono without being given a discussion room. The reason was that the appointment was the prerogative of the general chairman of a political party. "After that? 'I order you to be prerogativeless there is no discussion, accompanying the Governor Pramono," he said. Apart from that, Rano Karno expressed his gratitude to the PDIP officials who accompanied him to register at the KPU, some of whom were Eriko Sotarduga, Tri Rismaharini, Ady Wijaya, to Basuki Tjahaja Purnama alias Ahok.

"Everything here deserves to be the governor or deputy governor. The chairman has trained to compete with the healthy category. Today it has been decided that the governor is Pramono and Deputy Governor Rano," he said. "Today even Ahok is between us. Eriko between us. What does it mean? We agreed to build Jakarta together again in reality supported by one, but are sure that the people of Jakarta will give the opportunity to fix and build this city," continued Rano Karno ending.