Eliminate Anies Baswedan Companion Candidate

Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan (Instagram @aniesbaswedan)

JAKARTA - The candidates for the Deputy Governor of DKI have picked up two names. One candidate came from PKS, and the other from Gerindra. However, the two parties still keep the names of their candidates secret.

Gerindra chose one name from the four nominated candidates, including the Gerindra DPP Advisory Board Arnes Lukman, Gerindra Deputy Chairman Ferry Juliantono, and Gerindra Secretary General Ahmad Riza Patria. One more name, namely DKI Regional Secretary Saefullah, has previously been canceled from the election market.

Meanwhile, PKS will elect one of the two party cadres that have been proffered since several months ago, namely the General Secretary of DPW PKS DKI Agung Yulianto and former Deputy Mayor of Bekasi Ahmad Syaikhu.

Deputy Chairman of the DKI Jakarta Gerindra DPD Syarif was reluctant to reveal the name he had chosen. However, the Secretary of Commission D DPRD DKI gave a leak that the chosen figure had flying hours in parliament.

"His experience is in the government, parliament. Once in the DPR. Anyway, he's a mature person," said Syarif when contacted, Thursday, December 26.

Syarif said, later one name from Gerindara that was chosen by PKS would not need to carry out a fit and proper test or a fit and proper test as a candidate to accompany DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan.

"There is no fit and proper test anymore. The two of them trust each other," he concluded.

Governor Anies Baswedan with his deputy Sandiaga Uno (Instagram @Aniesbaswedan)

Based on the investigation, the only candidate who has crossed the Senayan parliament is Ahmad Riza Patria. Riza is a member of Commission V DPR RI for the period 2019-2024 and has been a member of the DPR RI for the 2014-2019 period.

When confirmed separately, Riza admitted that her name was included in the candidate selection. However, he said, Gerindra also included the name Ferry Juliantono to be brought to PKS.

"There are my names and Ferry. We leave it to PKS to choose the names that exist. Hopefully, those chosen by PKS are in accordance with the expectations of the Gerindra party.

Furthermore, Chairman of the DKI Jakarta PKS Syuro Council Abdurrahman Suhaimi is more closed about one PKS application name and one name from Gerindra. The reason is, he admits that until now he has not received an official letter from Gerindra regarding the reduction in the name of the DKI Deputy Governor candidate.

"We have to be based on a written letter. If it's not written it can change. If it's written, signed, using a stamp, that's accurate," said Suhaimi.

Suhaimi said the official decisions of the candidates for each party would be announced in early January. After that, the election process for the Deputy Governor of DKI, which had stalled, will be continued.

He continued, after one candidate from the two parties was elected each, the DKI DPRD will hold a joint leadership meeting (rapimgab) to ratify the order (tatib) for the election of DKI Deputy Governor.

Then, the DPRD forms a voting committee (panlih) which will work with reference to the guidelines to determine one name. This name will later occupy the number two seat in DKI.