DPRD: After The Regional Head Elections Are Not Compact, How Will This Riau Islands Go Forward?

Riau Islands Governor and Deputy Governor Ansar Ahmad and Marlin Agustina during the 2020 Simultaneous Regional Head Election campaign in Batam City. (Photo: Ogen/Antara)

JAKARTA - Riau Islands Provincial DPRD member Wahyu Wahyuddin also highlighted the issue of the rift in relations between the Governor and Deputy Governor of Riau Islands Ansar Ahmad and Marlin Agustina in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. he said in Tanjungpinang, Wednesday, August 11. The PKS politician has been following information since Ansar-Marlin was sworn in as regional head by President Joko Widodo at the State Palace in Jakarta, February 25, 2021. The two have often been exposed to reports of disharmony, and recently they have been increasingly exposed to the public. Even so, he was reluctant to comment further on the cause of the disharmony of the couple with the tagline "AMAN" in the 2020 Pilkada. "I don't know the details of the problem," he said.

Wahyudin said that the estrangement between Ansar and Marlin could disrupt the wheels of the local government led by them. , especially during this pandemic. Coping with the impact of COVID-19 must be done together, it can't just be the governor or deputy governor," he said. He also regretted attending a government event with Governor Ansar Ahmad in Batam City, but none of the elements The ranks of the Batam City Government, starting at the village, sub-district, and city government levels come. "Including Batam Mayor Muhammad Rudi and his wife, Marlin Agustina, who incidentally is a Deputy Governor of Riau Islands," he said. He hoped that both Ansar and Marlin would end the polemic of the rift between the two. They must unite and work together for the progress of the Riau Islands. "If there is something that needs to be resolved, it can be discussed amicably," he said. He emphasized that he had never restricted Deputy Governor Marlin from attending an event. In fact, he often made a disposition to Marlin if there were findings from the BPK, BPKP, and the Inspectorate. "When I go to Batam, I always invite Mrs. Marlin. he is busy accompanying Mr. Rudi," he said. Ansar also repeatedly asked the deputy governor to focus on carrying out his mandate as Governor and Deputy Governor of Riau Islands until the end of his term of office. , we are fair to look for competent officials from all regencies/cities to be invited to work together to build the Riau Islands," he said. il Governor Marlin Agustina said that his relationship with Governor Ansar Ahmad was good. He admitted that he was rarely seen with Ansar, but that didn't mean the two were not harmonious. he said.

Marlin also asked the public to understand his status as the wife of the mayor and chairman of the Batam PKK, so that they take more roles in dealing with the pandemic in the area.

"So don't be surprised if I go back and forth between Tanjungpinang and Batam," he said.