Foke's Message To Pramono-Rano If He Wins The Jakarta Gubernatorial Election: The Poor Don't Need To Continue

Pramono Anung-Rano Karno with Fauzi Bowo/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - The candidate pair for Governor-Deputy Governor of Jakarta, Pramono Anung-Rano Karno, met former Governor of DKI Jakarta Fauzi Bowo (Foke) at the MH Thamrin Museum.

The three of them talked in an familiar atmosphere and had time to enter the museum. After the meeting, Foke gave Pramono-Rano a special message if he won the Jakarta Pilkada.

Pramono-Rano revealed that they would maintain the continuity of Jakarta's development from previous governors. From there, Foke asked both of them to carefully study Jakarta's problems before issuing policies.

"Before we start something, there is a prologue, please study it first. So, we understand what the problem is and then how do we continue," said Foke at the MH Thamrin Museum, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, September 3.

However, that does not mean that the program that has been running in Jakarta always has to be continued. The DKI Jakarta Regional Secretary in 1998-2002 asked Pramono-Rano not to continue programs that were deemed useless to the community.

"The bad need not be continued, but the good, I think it is our responsibility together, as well as the community, to support," he said.

Foke also reviewed his personal closeness to Pramono. During the 2017 DKI Pilkada, Pramono, who is still the Secretary General of the PDI-P, played a role in supporting Foke running as a candidate for governor.

"After I finished my term as deputy governor, many friends suggested running as governor, including Mas Pram who suggested that I run for governor," said Foke.

Ahead of the determination of the candidate pair for Governor-Deputy Governor of Jakarta, Pramono-Rano plans to meet all former Governors of DKI to consult on the matter of Jakarta.

The first Sowan was held by meeting Foke today. Pramono emphasized that his meeting with the former governor was limited to studying Jakarta's leadership.

"I want sowan one by one because whatever everything has a legacy with their respective leadership and style. I don't want to debate advantages or shortcomings, everyone must have strengths and weaknesses because the challenges are different," Pramono explained.