Elected Regional Head Of Inauguration Gladi, Deputy Minister Of Home Affairs: Must Be Rapid, Witnessed By All People

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Bima Arya Sugiarto. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - A total of 481 regional heads were elected as a result of the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Elections attending a dirty rehearsal on Tuesday, February 18 and a rehearsal on Wednesday, February 19. The briefing for the day of the inauguration was held at the National Monument (Monas).

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs (Wamendagri) Bima Arya said that this briefing to hundreds of elected regional heads was carried out so that the inauguration process would run perfectly.

"This is once in a lifetime and witnessed by all Indonesian people. So it must be very good, as well as practice to be able to be united and together," Bima told reporters, Tuesday, February 18.

On Thursday, February 20, the inauguration will be held at the State Palace starting at 10.00 WIB. Later, the regional heads who will be inaugurated will gather in the Monas area and form a line, then move to the Palace to undergo the inauguration.

So, according to Bima, elected regional heads need to take part in rows of training through dirty rehearsals and rehearsals at Monas. In the rehearsal that was held in the past two days, they were also given an explanation of the series of activities.

"Then later in the state palace there will also be a ceremony. It is hoped that all regional heads can carry it out in an orderly and neat manner. So, get used to (gladies) today and tomorrow. This is still in general, tomorrow is a bit more detailed. Tomorrow it will feel smoother," said Bima.

Previously, the elected regional head had registered and checked his health at the Ministry of Home Affairs Office on Sunday, February 17.

After being officially inaugurated and in office, regional heads will attend the briefing on February 21-28, 2025 at the Military Academy, Magelang, Central Java.