Gajahmungkur Semarang Sub-district Head Removed, Semarang Mayor Mbak Ita Talks 'The Right Man In The Right Place'

The sub-district head of Gajahmungkur Semarang, Ade Bhakti Ariawan, was removed and transferred by the Mayor of Semarang, Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu. This news went viral because of the issues that arose.

On the Instagram account @adebhakti, the former sub-district head who usually shares his daily activities has written "not the sub-district head anymore" in his Instagram bio. Ade Bhakti also shared screenshots of the mass media news title about his removal

Many netizens associate this removal with Mbak Ita's fried rice, the nickname of the Mayor of Semarang. Ade Bhakti's 'inak-inak' content uploaded on Instagram is considered by netizens to be a satire against the Mayor of Semarang Mbak Ita. Some time later, Ade Bhakti was also included in the transfer list.

Semarang Mayor Hevearita Gunaryanti Rahayu previously ensured that the rotation of positions that had just been carried out within the local city government was adjusted to their respective competencies.

"This inauguration, I need months to put my friends in the right place. The right man in the right place," he said in Semarang, Tuesday, August 1.

This was conveyed by Ita, Hevearita's nickname, after the inauguration and taking the oath of office of echelon II, III, and IV officials of the Semarang City Government at Semarang City Hall.

According to him, there are currently many homework faced by Semarang City, such as inflation control, food security, stunting, extreme poverty, to accelerating investment.

"It takes a strong person or person according to their field. Yesterday it was not inappropriate or inappropriate. However, there are those who are not the passions so we place them according to their respective competencies," he explained.

Ita said the rotation of positions was also carried out to fill the needs of positions in regional apparatus organizations (OPD) that were abandoned by previous officials because many had retired.

"Many have retired, August, September. With the placement of all of our friends, we already have a team that will work together to serve the community. There is a lot of homework facing Semarang City," he said.

Moreover, he said, currently facing the phenomenon of El Nino which has had various impacts, such as drought and fires so that the new officials are expected to be able to serve according to competence.

"So there are no dislikes and dislikes, like it or not. I try to place my friends according to their fields," said the first female mayor in Semarang.

"It was like DLH (Environmental Service). It turns out that we have a doctor who is an environmental expert. Why not put it there? He is more familiar with his existing knowledge," he said.

The inauguration of officials within the Semarang City Government was attended by a total of 349 people, consisting of three echelon II officials, 91 echelon III officials, and 255 echelon IV officials.