Candidates for vice governors

Candidates for vice governors

JAKARTA (JP): The City Council's plenary meeting yesterday
approved the nomination of Central Jakarta Mayor Abdul Kahfi and
Djaelani, an assistant to a state minister, as deputy governors
for administrative affairs and welfare affairs respectively.

Council speaker Edy Waluyo said after the meeting that the
decision was also made based on a letter of recommendation from
the governor to the minister of home affairs and similar written
support from the Armed Forces chief.

Kahfi, 55, is a 1966 graduate of the military academy and a
brigadier general.

Djaelani, 51, a major general, is currently an assistant to
State Minister of Population/Chairman of the National Family
Planning Board Haryono Suyono. He earned a medical degree from
the University of Indonesia in 1966.

Kahfi will replace Idroes, who is to join the House of
Representatives and Djaelani replaces R.S Museno, who has just
retired.

It remains unclear who will be appointed the new Central
Jakarta mayor.

According to spokesman Edy, yesterday's approval will be
submitted to the governor, who will then present it to the
President, via the minister of home affairs, for final approval.

If everything proceeds smoothly, Kahfi and Djaelani will be
installed before the new governor on Oct. 6. (jun)