Asked About PDIP Withdrawing Support From The Alor Regent, Social Minister Risma: That's The Party's Decision

Tri Rismaharini (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Social Affairs who is also the Chairperson of the PDIP DPP Tri Rismaharini admitted that he had received a letter of revocation of party support for the Regent of Alor, NTT, Amon Djabo. The recommendation for revocation is contained in the DPP PDIP letter addressed to the DPC PDIP Alor Regency.

"To be honest, last night I got it, I didn't know it was supported," said Risma at the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday, June 3.

Risma admitted that she was informed by the Secretary General of PDIP Hasto Kristiyanto about the revocation of support from the Regent of Amon. This was because he scolded his subordinates at the Ministry of Social Affairs and made fun of him.

The Regent of Amon himself is known to be not a cadre of the bull party. Thus, a warning is given in the form of revocation of support.

"It happened late at night. Pak Hasto only gave a copy to me when we revoked his recommendation. But because he didn't depart from PDIP, we only provided support," he said.

However, the former Surabaya Mayor does not want to talk further about the revocation of PDIP support. Because, he said, as a party official currently only focus on leading the ministry of social affairs.

"I'm actually not at that level, because I definitely believe that it was decided together. So right now, I'm partly in the ministry. So the party doesn't want to bother me too much, because I have to concentrate on that," he explained.

"So this is not a matter of agreeing or disagreeing but that that is the party's decision. It is the party's decision that I must respect," said Risma.

The PDIP DPP has withdrawn support for Alor Regent Amon Djobo and Deputy Regent Imran Duru. The withdrawal of this support came after Amon Djobo scolded the subordinates of the Minister of Social Affairs Tri Rismaharini, who is an elite PDIP.

The revocation of support for Amon Djabo was stated in a letter from the PDIP DPP addressed to the Alor District PDIP DPC. This letter is numbered 2922/IN/DPP/VI/2021 signed by the Honorary Chairman of the Party, Komarudin Watubun and Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto.

"The PDIP DPP has revoked the recommendation and support for the Alor Regent and Deputy Regent, Drs. Amon Djobo and Imran Duru S.Pd, considering that the Regent is not a PDIP cadre so he cannot be dismissed," reads one point in the letter.

The letter was dated Wednesday, June 2, with the subject of the letter regarding the revocation of recommendations and support for the Regent of Alor. It was explained in the letter that in response to the disgraceful actions of the Regent of Alor Amon Djobo against the ranks of the Ministry of Social Affairs and TNI officers.

In one of these points, it is also stated that the DPP PDIP revoked letter number 3628/IN/DPP/XI/2017 dated November 30, 2017 regarding the recommendations for candidates for regent and deputy regent of Alor Regency in the 2017 Simultaneous Pilkada and stated that the letter was not valid.