General favored for governorship

General favored for governorship

MANADO, North Sulawesi: All four factions in the North
Sulawesi Legislative Council have nominated Maj. Gen. E.E.
Mangindaan, the current chief of the Army Staff and Command
College, for the governorship, Antara reported.

Brig. Gen. Rolly Tanos, the chairman of the dominant Golkar
faction, said that Mangindaan nomination has the support of the
House.

Rolly admitted that so far the Armed Forces Chief has not
indicated whether or not he is willing to relieve Mangindaan from
his current post but stressed that this is the wish of the people
in the province.

He added that Golkar is also nominating four other
alternatives to the General. They are R.S. Tangkudung (rector of
Sam Ratulangi University, Hengky Luntungan (a businessman), E.
Posumah (Head of the North Sulawesi Traffic Office) and Abdullah
Mokoginta (a member of the House of Representative and former
vice governor of North Sulawesi). (emb)