Ibnu-Arifin Wins At The Pilwalkot Contest In Banjarmasin, Please Don't Be Sued Again

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JAKARTA - The General Election Commission (KPU) of Banjarmasin has determined the candidate pair number 2, H Ibnu Sina-H Arifin Noor as the winner of the election for Mayor-Deputy Mayor.

Both of them have the most votes in the recapitulation of the 2020 Pilkada vote count, including the results of the re-voting (PSU) this time which was held on April 28, 2021.

"Hopefully there will be no more lawsuits. Because after this we hope the City Government (Pemko) of Banjarmasin will have to run immediately. The people of Banjarmasin have been waiting for the results of the Pilkada for too long, so that the leadership can be continued soon," said Ibnu Sina in Banjarmasin as quoted by Antara, Monday, May 3.

Ibnu Sina and Arifin Noor (Ibnu-Arifin) at the plenary meeting of the recapitulation of the 2020 Pilkada vote count results with the total of the re-voting (PSU) in three villages in South Banjarmasin which was held May 1-2 at the G'sgn hotel, Banjarmasin, was determined obtained the highest votes of the other three candidate pairs.

For the highest results with a total of 89,388 votes or a difference of 8,116 votes more than their closest competitors, candidate pair number 4, Hj Ananda and H Mushaffa Zakir (AnandaMu).

Ibn Sina expressed his immeasurable gratitude for this victory.

"We are grateful that the PSU process is complete, and the plenary recapitulation has also been completed. The result is we all know and we hope this process can continue and as soon as it is determined by the Banjarmasin KPU," he said.

Ibnu Sina also hopes that the next process will run smoothly, so that he can be appointed as Mayor of Banjarmasin as soon as possible for the next period.

Ibnu admitted that he wanted to be sworn in as soon as possible, because he also wanted to immediately carry out his duties and vision and mission, namely Baiman volume II.

"We don't have much time, only 3.5 years to realize the vision and mission. So that the homework that is already in front of us will soon be completed," explained the incumbent mayor candidate.

As stated by the Head of the KPU Banjarmasin City Rahmiyati Wahdah, the plenary meeting of the recapitulation of the 2020 Pilkada election results including the results of the PSU in three urban villages, namely, Mantuil, Murung Raya and Basirih Selatan have been completed.

From the total vote count, candidate pair number 02, Ibnu-Arifin won 89,378 votes, candidate pair number 04, Hj Ananda-Mushaffa Zakir (AnandaMu) won 81,262 votes.

Meanwhile, in third place was Psslon serial number 01, H Haris Makkie and Ilham Nor with a total of 34,865 votes, then in fourth place was Paslon number 03, H Khairul Saleh and Habib Muhammad Ali Alhabsy with 29,926 votes.

"As soon as we will determine the winner of the 2020 Pilkada Banjarmasin City, we hope that after Eid the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Banjarmasin will be elected," he said.