Bungku's split from Morowali rejected

Bungku's split from Morowali rejected

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Central Sulawesi Governor Aminuddin
Ponulele rejected a demand on Tuesday by local residents to
separate Bungku from Morowali regency.

The rejection was conveyed through a letter dated Jan. 8 to
Morowali Regent Andi Muhammad.

The letter was in response to a request from the regent, who
had urged the governor to support the separation of Bungku from
Morowali.

Administration spokesman Baharuddin Maragau argued that
Morowali regency had separated from Poso regency just five years
ago and another partition would not be tolerated by the
provincial government.

The demand that Bungku be made a separate regency centers
around the debate of whether to make Bungku or Kolonodale the
capital of Morowali. -- JP