Close To Jokowi, The Public Is Asked To Supervise Netrality Heru Budi In The 2024 General Election

President, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and PJ Governor of DKI Jakarta, Heru Budi Hartono when reviewing the Ciliwung River Sodetan project. (Setkab.go.id)

JAKARTA - Member of the PDIP faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Gilbert Simanjuntak, asked the public to be aware of the neutrality of the Acting Governor (Pj) of the governor, mayor, and regent appointed by President Joko Widodo to fill the vacant regional head positions during the 2024 election stage. Moreover, currently one of the candidates for the 2024 Presidential Election is Jokowi's son, namely Gibran Rakabuming Raka who will be the candidate for vice president accompanying Prabowo Subianto. "Heru's work should be watched out for considering that he also serves as the Head of the Presidential Secretariat. It could be said that Heru is one of Jokowi's closest people. Pj regional heads, especially the Acting Governor of DKI, because it is closer to the President, it is better to be watched out so that later it is proven no," said the member of Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD. Although ASN status, Gilbert sees no guarantee that a total of 173 regional heads who are appointed will be neutral or fair in the 2024 Election, both the Legislative and the Presidential Election on February 14, 2024, as well as the Pilkada in November 2024. "The candidate must start from the mind, from the KPU on Thursday, October 19. More honorable is the people's servant than being just a specific family guard," he stressed. Currently, the three pairs of candidates will register for the General Election Commission (KPU) and undergo a health test as one of the candidacy requirements. The Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar Association (Cak Imin) underwent a health test on Saturday, October 21 after registering the KPU on Thursday, October 19. Then, Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud MD conducted a health test on Sunday, October 22 after previously registering on Thursday, October 19.

Furthermore, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka underwent a medical test on Thursday, October 26 after registering on Wednesday, October 25. Meanwhile, the final result of the series of verification or administrative research of the candidate pair requirements will be determined by the KPU on Monday, November 13. Followed by the draw of candidate pairs on the following day on November 14, 2023.