PSI Rejects The Elimination Of Governor Positions, In Fact The Proposal To Be Appointed By The President

President Jokowi. (Photo: BPMI Setpres/Rusman)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) considers that the governor's position does not need to be removed as suggested by the Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin. PSI assessed that the governor should still exist but be immediately appointed by the president directly.

"There is no need to be removed because he has extended the hands of the central government and is to maintain national strategic projects. However, it is better if the president is chosen," said PSI DPP spokesman Adiguna Daniel Jerash as quoted from a written statement, Saturday, February 4.

This appointment, continued Adiguna, is considered to have several benefits. One of them is budget efficiency.

"If through general elections, the regional election budget and the political costs of the governor candidate are very large, the value can be Rp. 100 billion," he said.

In addition, by being appointed directly by the president, the central and provincial government programs can be more harmonious. Thus, the stagnation of conflicting projects such as the Ciliwung River drain in the era of Governor Anies Baswedan is no longer the case.

"We'll see, the central government's initiative to regulate flooding through Ciliwung drains has not been handled by the provincial government. So that's the result if the provincial government is not in harmony with the central government," said Adiguna.

"That's why the governor should be chosen by the President," he continued.

Even so, various proposals, including the abolition of the governor's position, must be studied in depth. The process must also listen to the aspirations of the community.

Previously, Cak Imin insisted on proposing the abolition of the governor's position. Apart from being ineffective, according to him, the governor's election often causes long-term polemics because it leads to mutual noise.

"This must be studied. Because the governor's direct regional elections are ineffective. The authority is limited, the budget is for large regional elections," said Cak Imin at the DPR building.

Even Cak Imin said, the aftermath of the implementation of the gubernatorial election actually quarreled with each other. For example, in the DKI Jakarta gubernatorial election.

"So then the fight was long. The DKI gubernatorial election is still fighting. How long?," said the Deputy Speaker of the DPR.

Therefore, Cak Imin admitted that he would propose the abolition of the governor's position to the DPR Baleg as soon as possible. He hopes these things can be taken into consideration for changing the applicable rules.

"Because it is indeed a wide zone for the struggle for something. But PKB proposes to be taken into consideration whether the constitution can be changed," said Cak Imin.

"We will follow the script to Baleg. Immediately, immediately (submit the script, ed)," he concluded.