Basofi permits PDI meeting

Basofi permits PDI meeting

SURABAYA, East Java: Governor Basofi Sudirman has issued a permit to the Central Executive Board of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI) to hold a regional meeting.

PDI chief Megawati Soekarnoputri said yesterday all local Party leaders would convene to resolve the notorious internal bickering.

"Governor Basofi Sudirman has basically approved the meeting," Megawati was quoted by Antara as saying after she saw the governor.

She and other PDI senior functionaries, including Fatimah Achmad, Soetardjo Soerjogoeritno, and deputy secretary general Haryanto Taslam recently met to discuss the planned congress.

The governor has not officially recognized Sutjipto whom Megawati named chief of the PDI East Java chapter. (imn)