Election of deputy governor disputed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The process of electing a deputy governor for
\neconomic and financial affairs still is adjourned because city
\ncouncilors and city administration officials cannot agree on the
\nrules of the election process, councilors said.<\/p>\n
Azwar Abbas of the United Development Party's (PPP) faction in
\nthe City Council and Lukman Mokoginta of the Indonesian
\nDemocratic Party's (PDI) faction in the City Council said on
\nThursday councilors demanded the election process be based on
\nnewly endorsed Law No. 4\/1999 on the formation and position of
\nthe People's Consultative Assembly, the House of Representatives
\nand the Regional Council.<\/p>\n
The law stipulates the City Council has the authority to
\nchoose the governor and deputy governors.<\/p>\n
Administration officials, however, want the process to follow
\na 1974 law which states the City Council only has the right to
\napprove candidates chosen by the administration.<\/p>\n
City councilors \"want the nomination process to be based on
\nthe new law so we can play a role in electing the deputy governor
\nand not only serve as a rubber stamp for the administration's
\ndecisions,\" Azwar said.<\/p>\n
Administration officials were unwilling to comment on the
\nissue.<\/p>\n
However, a senior official, who asked for anonymity, backed
\nthe councilors position, saying the city administration should
\nfollow the new law.<\/p>\n
\"But so far, we have no idea whether the governor will support
\nthe councilors or not,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Last month, Governor Sutiyoso announced he would nominate the
\nassistant to the city secretary in charge of administrative
\naffairs, Fauzie Alvi Yasin, as the only candidate for the post,
\nwhich had been vacant for seven months.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso said Fauzie, 58, was nominated -- after being
\nscreened, along with five other possible nominees, by the
\nPosition and Stratification Advisory Body -- because he had
\nadequate experience in handling the economic and financial
\naffairs of the city administration.<\/p>\n
He said the nomination of Fauzie already had been submitted to
\nthe City Council.<\/p>\n
The five other nominees screened by the body were city
\nsecretary Fauzi Bowo, head of the city development planning
\nagency Bambang Sungkono, head of city investment management
\nMaskup Ustianto, head of the city inspectorate office
\nSutardjianto and head of the PPP faction in the City Council
\nAchmad Suaidy.<\/p>\n
The position has been vacant since then deputy governor for
\neconomic and financial affairs Harun Al Rasyid was promoted to
\ngovernor of West Nusa Tenggara.<\/p>\n
The position temporarily is being handled by the deputy
\ngovernor for development affairs, Budihardjo Sukmadi.<\/p>\n
It remains unknown when city councilors and administration
\nofficials will next meet to discuss the issue. (ind)<\/p>",
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