Governor candidates

Governor candidates

From Media Indonesia

In its edition of April 30, 2002, Media Indonesia published a statement made by two members of the city council, Tarmidi Suharjo of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle and Ahmad Heryawan of the Justice Party, saying that both will reject Jakarta governor candidates from active-service or retired military/police members and that there is no more room for such nominees.

Governor candidacy is not related to whether someone is a civilian or a member of the military/police or an indigenous person, but whether he is one of the best children of the nation with the proper capabilities and skills and is also accommodating as well as aspiring and tough.

Moreover, Jakarta is the capital city of the Republic of Indonesia with highly complex issues and diverse people. The city needs a governor that is competent, adroit and able to control the situation, particularly in relation to security affairs, and is charismatic.

As a city resident, I call on Tarmidi and Ahmad Heryawan to be more careful in making public statements or airing their opinions so that every statement, especially those made by the city councillors, can enlighten and empower the public way of thinking.

Also we call on Sutiyoso to be willing and prepared to be reelected as the city governor so that he can realize the strategic plans and the controlling operations for the capital city.

BUDI UTAMA

Jakarta