Golkar backs Ibo for Papua election

Golkar backs Ibo for Papua election

JAYAPURA, Papua: The Golkar Party has officially nominated
Jhon Ibo as its candidate for Papua governor to replace Jacobus
Perviddya Solossa who died of a heart attack late on Monday.

The party, the largest faction in the Papua Legislative
Council, registered on Thursday the name of current council
speaker Ibo with the regional election committee at the local
legislature.

Vice President Jusuf Kalla who also leads the Golkar central
board said on Wednesday his party had decided to nominate Ibo for
the Papua gubernatorial election scheduled for January.

Ibo's bid, which is supported by the Justice and United
Indonesia Party (PKPI), would be challenged by rival candidates
-- former governor Barnabas Suaibu nominated by the Indonesian
Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), and Lukas Enembe backed by
the Prosperous Peace Party (PDS) and the Prosperous Justice Party
(PKS). --Antara