Council urged to name city secretary

Council urged to name city secretary

JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso urged the city council on Wednesday
to make a decision soon on the two candidates who were recently
nominated by the governor for the position of city secretary.

"The council can choose one of the candidates. We hope they do
not reject it," city spokesman Muhayat told reporters at City
Hall.

Muhayat said there were certain parties wanted the council to
drop the two candidates, Makmun Amin and Ritola Tasmaya, and
suggest another candidate.

City councillors expressed their concerns earlier that the
nomination of the two candidates would create friction between
Sutiyoso and Deputy Governor Fauzi Bowo.

Makmun, the current financial assistant to the city secretary,
was a close aide to Fauzi while Ritola, the current City
Development Planning Office head, was put forth by Sutiyoso and
the Golkar Party.

However, Muhayat said that Makmun and Ritola were named
candidates by both Sutiyoso and Fauzi. "The governor and deputy
governor would accept whoever is chosen by the council," he
said.--JP.