It Is Not Proposed That The DPRD Return To Be The Acting Governor Of DKI Jakarta, Heru Budi: Alhamdulillah

Acting Governor of DKI Heru Budi Hartono (Diah Ayu-VOI)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono admitted that he is grateful that his name will no longer be proposed by the DKI Jakarta DPRD to return to office after his term ends on October 17.

After the leadership of Jakarta was filled by the Acting Governor for 2 years, the DPRD again proposed 3 names of candidates for the Acting Governor of DKI who would take office until the inauguration of the Governor-Deputy Governor of Jakarta was elected as a result of the 2024 Pilkada.

"Alhamdulillah, it was a pretty good and correct decision," said Heru when met in the National Monument area, Tuesday, September 17.

If he is no longer the Acting Governor of DKI, Heru admits that he can focus on carrying out his duties as Head of the Presidential Secretariat (Kasetpres) which he has held since 2017. Given, for the last two years, Heru has concurrently served as the Presidential Decree and Acting Governor of DKI.

"So I can concentrate as the Head of the Presidential Secretariat. It's been 2 years (the Acting Governor of DKI). By the rules. Thank you to the ranks of the DPRD, the chairman and vice chairman and all of them. Once again Alhamdulillah," explained Heru.

On Friday, September 13, the DPRD held a joint leadership meeting (rapimgab) to submit proposals for the names of candidates for the Governor of DKI Jakarta to replace Heru Budi after two years in office.

Based on the most voting results, Teguh Setyabudi, Akmal Malik, and Tomsi Tohir were named as 3 candidates for the DKI DPRD proposal.

Currently, Teguh Setyabudi is the Director General of Dukcapil of the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri), Akmal Malik is the Acting Governor of East Kalimantan, and Tomsi Tohir is now Acting Secretary General of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The names Teguh, Akmal, and Tomsi are proposals from party factions who are members of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) Plus. The compact KIM Plus political party did not propose Heru's name. Heru was only proposed by one faction, namely PDIP.

The three names were submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs which also has three names proposed. The proposal from the DPRD and the Ministry of Home Affairs will later be submitted to President Jokowi to choose one of the names that is the new Acting Governor of DKI.