Governor warned about habits<\/p>\n
KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: General elections give Governor
\nLa Ode Kaimoeddin headaches and not because of the funding his
\nadministration has to allot, but people's demands for him to stop
\nhis habits.<\/p>\n
Antara reported that a nongovernment election watchdog,
\nUnfrel, and a party official have raised complaints over a
\ntrademark statement Kaimoeddin was overheard saying while
\naddressing his staff and a favorite song he chanted at a series
\nof functions.<\/p>\n
The protesters accused the governor of campaigning for ruling
\nGolkar with his insinuative remarks \"civil servants are
\neverywhere but they will go nowhere\".<\/p>\n
For Unfrel, the statement implied Kaimoeddin's request for
\ncivil servants not to leave Golkar despite the new government
\ndecree which bars them from involvement in political parties.<\/p>\n
And what's behind the governor's enthusiasm to sing an old
\nsong, \"I'm Still the Way I Was\"? Chief of Nahdlatul Ummat Party
\nbranch here, Abdul Kadir, accused Kaimoeddin for discouraging
\ncivil servants to make their own choices.<\/p>\n
But Kaimoeddin takes the allegations lightly, and hints that
\nhe will not change the way he acts.<\/p>\n
\"Never misunderstand my statements. The statement, which first
\ncame from noted Muslim cleric Zainuddin MZ, means that civil
\nservants should not side with any political group but the
\npeople,\" Kaimoeddin said after a meeting with officials of Kolaka
\nregency.<\/p>\n
\"And what's wrong with my favorite song? Everybody has his or
\nher own liking,\" he added. (amd)<\/p>",
"url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/governor-warned-about-habits-1447893297",
"image": ""
},
"sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
"sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
}