JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs, Tito Karnavian, asked regional heads to take advantage of their term of office for handling the COVID-19 pandemic and implementing other development agendas.
"Working optimally to fulfill the mandate from God and the people's trust", he said in a press statement received in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Monday, June 14.
Moreover, he said, regional heads are currently faced with unusual conditions since the COVID-19 pandemic, so handling the outbreak seriously is necessary in addition to regional and national priority agendas that need to be carried out in tandem.
The relatively short term of office, he said, was expected to be a momentum to contribute to the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of development for the welfare of the community.
“The next challenge is also in the midst of a pandemic. Therefore, in carrying out tasks according to such a scenario, the regional head please take advantage of the term of office", he said.
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Crisis times such as the COVID-19 pandemic, he continued, test the spirit and leadership of regional heads. Therefore, regional heads are asked to have a work plan by participating in the national development plan.
Regional heads are required not to work just to carry out routines, but concepts, ideas, innovations, and breakthroughs are needed to bring the community to the stage of prosperity.
"Please, one of the important steps from regional heads is to create concepts", he said.
Regional heads are leaders, so they must be strong. A strong leader, he said, not only has power but also has a concept.
"Having a direction, where will I take this community, where will I take this development direction, so it won't get involved in routine activities", he said.
One of the cornerstones in the performance of regional heads, said the Minister of Home Affairs, is President Joko Widodo's 5 Visions which have been translated into the RPJMN which include strengthening human resource development (HR), continuing infrastructure development, simplifying regulations, bureaucratic reform, and economic transformation.
He said that vision is the basis for the central government, including local governments, in preparing the annual work plan.
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