Internal strife within the National Development Party (PPP) of West\nNusa Tenggara (NTB) is escalating. Two party members serving in the NTB\nRegional House of Representatives, Muzhir and Mohammad Akri, have\nexchanged dismissal letters.<\/p>\n
Amid the conflict, NTB Regional House of Representatives Speaker Baiq\nIsvie Rupaeda has referred the matter back to the party for internal\nresolution.<\/p>\n
PPP NTB Provincial Chairperson Muzhir initially sent a letter\ndismissing Mohammad Akri from his position as PPP parliamentary faction\nchair. Secretary of the NTB Regional House of Representatives, Hendra\nSaputra, read the letter during a plenary session on Monday, 25 May\n2026.<\/p>\n
The letter altered the leadership structure of the PPP parliamentary\nfaction in the NTB Regional House. Mohammad Akri, previously faction\nchair, was replaced. Shortly after, Hendra read another letter from\nAkri\u2019s camp suspending Muzhir from his position as NTB Regional House\nDeputy Speaker for the 2024-2029 term.<\/p>\n
\u2018The PPP NTB faction leadership structure is as follows: Muhammad\nAkri was previously faction chair, now a member; Muzhir was previously a\nmember, now faction chair; Sitti Ari was previously a member, now\nfaction secretary; Muhammad Ruslan remains deputy chair; Rohaiman\nremains a member; Marga Harun was previously faction secretary, now a\nmember; Rusli Mangawari remains a member,\u2019 Hendra stated while reading\nMuzhir\u2019s incoming letter.<\/p>\n
A reply letter from Akri\u2019s camp, numbered 05\/F.PPP\/DPRD\/NTB\/V\/2026,\nwas also read out. It temporarily suspended Muzhir from his role as\nDeputy Speaker of the NTB Regional House.<\/p>\n
In response to the controversy, NTB Regional House Speaker Baiq Isvie\nRupaeda stated her institution could not take a stance on the two\nletters received.<\/p>\n
\u2018We refer back to party regulations,\u2019 Isvie said after the plenary\nsession.<\/p>\n
According to Isvie, the NTB Regional House merely receives and reads\nthe letters in plenary sessions as per procedure. The conflict\nresolution is entirely left to PPP NTB.<\/p>\n
\u2018We will return this matter to the party\u2019s internal regulations,\u2019 she\nadded.<\/p>\n
Muzhir Calls His Suspension \u2018Unusual\u2019<\/p>\n
PPP NTB Provincial Chairperson Muzhir questioned Mohammad Akri\u2019s move\nto issue a suspension letter for his position as Deputy Speaker. He\ndeemed the action unusual.<\/p>\n
\u2018Today we see the letter sent. Is there anyone in the world where a\nsecretary dismisses a chairperson? Find one,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
Muzhir insisted that, both organisationally and legally, a secretary\nhas never dismissed a chairperson. He also questioned the basis of the\nmeeting used for the decision.<\/p>\n
\u2018Prove it. He must have held a meeting with whom. The dismissal of a\nRegional House Deputy Speaker is handled by the Ministry of Home\nAffairs, not the party,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
According to Muzhir, the position of NTB Regional House Deputy\nSpeaker cannot be easily removed as it is appointed by the Ministry of\nHome Affairs.<\/p>\n
\u2018So it\u2019s that easy for me to be dismissed by the faction chair?\nDuring the faction meeting, Akri and Marga Harun were absent. So it\nwasn\u2019t a dismissal but a position shift,\u2019 Muzhir insisted.<\/p>\n
Mohammad Akri\u2019s Response<\/p>\n
Mohammad Akri responded calmly to the letter dismissing him as PPP\nfaction chair. He also addressed the suspension letter against Muzhir as\nDeputy Speaker, sent alongside PPP faction secretary Marga Harun.<\/p>\n
According to Akri, the suspension of Muzhir relates to the current\nleadership status of PPP NTB. He argued that Muzhir\u2019s decree dismissing\nhim as PPP NTB Regional Secretary was not properly handled by the\nGeneral Chairman and Secretary General.<\/p>\n
\u2018Only the General Chairman, Mardiono, handled it without Secretary\nGeneral Taj Yasin. I believe there are internal issues we need to\nresolve together,\u2019 Akri stated when questioned about the suspension\nrequest for Muzhir\u2019s Deputy Speaker position.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/two-ppp-members-in-ntb-legislature-exchange-dismissal-letters-isvie-refers-dispute-to-party-1780144657", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }