Having No Urgency, Kunker 'Mewah' A Number Of NTB DPRD Members To Dubai-Australia Should Be Canceled
MATARAM - A number of members of the NTB DPRD plan to make 'luxury' work visits to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Australia. This was strongly opposed by a member of the DPRD, Najamuddin Mustafa.Najamuddin asked that the NTB DPRD working visit agenda be canceled considering that the Kunker budget could be allocated as assistance to residents."If I agree that the foreign working visit (kunker) will be canceled. Because it is not important, that's my opinion," he said in Mataram as quoted by Antara, Thursday, March 16.Kunker to Dubai and Australia has no urgency for 65 members of the NTB DPRD. "If we talk about the efficiency of the budget, why are we going abroad. It's better to just go inside the country or outside the region or within the region, that's enough," said this member of Commission I of the NTB DPRD.Najamuddin suggested that the overseas account budget be used to buy basic food needs to be distributed to the public rather than going abroad."Just give us the basic necessities to give to the community. If we want to go to Dubai to Australia, what are we looking for there. So should we just stay here if we want to work together," said Najamuddin.This DPRD member from the Electoral Region (Dapil) of East Lombok Regency, said that the budget allocated for overseas trips was quite large. It's just that he doesn't know exactly the numbers."If the figure is I don't know for sure. What is clear is that it's hundreds of millions for one person. It's just a matter of counting, for example, 65 members multiplied by Rp. 100 million, that's already Rp. 6.5 billion. But that's Rp. 100 million, if more than that, it's definitely more than that number," he explained.Asked whether in the discussion there was no rejection from DPRD members, Najamuddin admitted that as a member he did not know exactly. Because regarding the planned foreign office is an institutional decision represented by DPRD leaders through a budget decision."Why not discuss other forms, it has entered because this is a routine activity and has been scheduled and is included in the rules. So it will definitely pass the discussion," he said."It's just our will now why do we have to go there. Because the office is good within the region, outside this area has become something that is standard in the DPRD. Only now abroad," continued Najamuddin.Therefore, instead of wasting the budget abroad and wasting the budget, especially in the midst of budget difficulties faced by the regions, he advised the DPRD leadership for the Dubai and Australian accountsmen to be canceled."Just outside the area, I rarely go when I'm working. So if it's wise for the DPRD, it's just canceled. I support 1,000 percent. Because later when people ask about this budget, I agree it's a waste," he said.Meanwhile, it was confirmed separately regarding the plan for the NTB DPRD members to Dubai and Australia, the Secretary of the NTB DPRD, Surya Bahari, was reluctant to comment."Later," he said briefly.