Geographical Conditions Are Quite Difficult, Roby Kurniawan Asks The Supporting Party To Immediately Propose The Candidate For The Deputy Regent Of Bintan

Riau Islands Governor Ansar Ahmad inaugurated Roby Kurniawan as the Regent of Bintan for the remainder of his 2021-2024 term at the Regional Building, Tanjungpinang, Monday (3/10).

BINTAN - The Regent of Bintan Regency, Riau Islands (Kepri) Roby Kurniawan hopes that his area will soon have a deputy regent after he was officially inaugurated as the definitive regent of the remaining term of 2021-2024. "The sooner the better, because I can't work alone, considering that Bintan's geography is that the oceans and distance between islands are quite far," said Regent Roby Kurniawan in Bintan, Antara, Thursday, October 6. Therefore, he asked the supporting party to immediately propose the name of the candidate for the Deputy Regent of Bintan to the DPRD so that elections could be carried out as soon as possible. Roby hopes that the elected deputy regent can understand the vision and mission of Bintan Regency "Our House", where the economic recovery program due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be the main focus starting in 2023. He also mentioned next year as a year of protection, because the Bintan Regency Government has budgeted BPJS Employment protection funds for vulnerable workers, such as fishermen, farmers, motorcycle taxi drivers, workers to shop workers. In addition, the Bintan Regency Government will again continue the stimulus program in the form of business capital loans without interest to MSME actors. "Therefore, I hope it can be in line with the elected deputy regent in realizing the vision and mission of Bintan Rumah Kita," said Roby. Meanwhile, the chairman of the Bintan Regency DPRD, Agus Wibowo, said that there were five supporting parties for the Deputy Regent of Bintan, namely Democrats, Golkar, PKS, Hanura, and PAN. "So far, only one name has been proposed by the Democrats, namely Ahdi Muqsith," he said. Agus Wibowo said that after the party carried out the names of the candidates for the Deputy Regent of Bintan, the DPRD would then form an electoral committee or committee. Roby Kurniawan officially served as Regent of Bintan Definitive after being sworn in by Riau Islands Governor Ansar Ahmad, Monday, October 3. He previously served as Deputy Regent of Bintan as a result of the 2020 Simultaneous Regional Head Elections, accompanying the inactive Bintan Regent Apri Sujadi, who is now imprisoned for corruption cases.