'Betawi' governor wanted

'Betawi' governor wanted

JAKARTA: The Jakarta Betawi ethnic group consultative body say
they will only support a governor candidate of Betawi origin.

Chairman of the consultative body, Abdul Syukur, reiterated on
Saturday that the next governor should be a Betawi.

The body has not officially named its candidate, but Syukur
said there were several people which could be nominated. They
included deputy governor Djaelani, city secretary Fauzi Bowo,
labor exporter Mahfudz Djaelani, member of the Indonesian
Democratic Party of Perjuangan Dadang Hamdani, director of MH
Thamrin Hospital Abdul Rodjak, Lt.Gen. (ret.) Sanip, and
Secretary General of the Ministry of Home Affairs Siti Nurbaya,
Antara reported.

When asked about their support for governor Sutiyoso, he said
that Sutiyoso had once received an honorary title as a Betawi,
but this should not mean that Sutiyoso was Betawi.

Sutiyoso, who was born in Semarang, Central Java, has been
nominated by several organizations for the next five-year term.
--JP