Tangerang Mayor Arief Wismansyah Asks For A Support Banner For The Banten Gubernatorial Election To Be Removed

Tangerang Mayor Arief R Wismansyah ordered his staff to immediately remove all banners containing support for him to run for the upcoming 2024 Banten governor election.

"Thank you for the support, but it's better if the money for making the banner is used for alms," said Mayor Arief, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 17.

In a number of areas of Tangerang City, banners appeared to support Arief to run for the Governor of Banten from those who declared the United Arief Volunteers.

Mayor Arief also stated that he had no intention of running for the upcoming 2024 Banten Governor election.

He also expressed his gratitude for the enthusiasm or support given by the community. However, he also ordered the banners to be removed immediately.

"Oops who wants to run for governor of Banten. But yes, I thank you for the support of the community through the banner. But I have also ordered my staff to immediately put down the banners," he said.

Field monitoring, a number of banners with the nuances of the 2024 Banten Gubernatorial Election on behalf of the United Arief Volunteers (RAB) were displayed on various corners of the Tangerang City road. The banner with white words Banten Sejahtera with the writing "young and white blue is made in a relatively small size of approximately 4X1.5 meters.

The banner depicts the Mayor of Tangerang, Arief R Wismansyah wearing a white koko shirt with a black cap. While at the bottom of the banner there is a tagline 'from Tangerang City for Banten'.

It is known that the banners were installed, including on Jalan Daan Mogot, precisely under the Robinso pedestrian bridge (JPO), the T-junction of Jalan Baru and the Ruko Park complex of Jalan Imam Bonjol Karawaci and other places. Until now, it is not known who put up the banner.