Anies Claims Fifth Time WTP Opinion Was Won For Clearing Jakarta Provincial Government's PR During Ahok's Era

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan/PHOTO: D

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan revealed how the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government was able to obtain an Unqualified Opinion (WTP) on its annual financial statements five consecutive times from 2017 to 2021.

Anies said that getting the WTP opinion achieved by the DKI Provincial Government since the beginning of his tenure was not an easy thing. This is because, in the previous period of the Governor of DKI, namely Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the DKI Provincial Government accepted the Fair with Exception (WDP) opinion.

This was said by Anies after attending a plenary meeting to submit an examination report on the 2021 DKI Jakarta Provincial Government financial statements by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

"The way it works is to make this (WTP's opinion) a habit. First, we worked extraordinarily hard at the beginning of 2018. That was the first time", said Anies at the DKI Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) Building, Tuesday, May 31.

During Ahok's tenure, BPK never gave a title to the DKI Provincial Government. One of the problems that are often highlighted by BPK is the loss of government-owned assets. This error keeps repeating itself every year.

Therefore, when he took office, Anies claimed to have started doing homework (PR) according to the BPK's recommendation in the DKI Provincial Government's financial report.

"The homework is extraordinary. It's non-stop. From there we learn, that in 2019, we start to be more efficient. Until now, that's the case", said Anies.

For this achievement, Anies wants the DKI Provincial Government to maintain the WTP title after his term of office ends this year.

"We hope that later achieving WTP is a habit and WTP is a culture in DKI Jakarta. This is our commitment. Like last year, I conveyed when the fourth (WTP opinion) was, God willing, fifth, this should have become a culture in Jakarta, which hopefully in the next year it will be continued", said Anies.