Kukar DPRD Chief Urges Immediate Action on BPK Audit Recommendations

The Chairman of the Kutai Kartanegara (Kukar) Regional House of Representatives (DPRD), Ahmad Yani, has urged the Kukar Regency Government to immediately follow up on all recommendations in the Audit Report (LHP) from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). He stressed the importance of recovering excess payments identified by the state auditors.

Ahmad Yani emphasised that the BPK’s recommendations are not merely administrative documents but obligations that must be promptly resolved by the regional government and all related agencies. “We hope that all existing findings will be resolved immediately in accordance with the BPK’s recommendations,” he said in an official statement on Tuesday (30/6).

The main focus of the push includes findings related to alleged overpayments of honorariums and other issues in regional budget management. Yani called on all parties who received excess payments to show good faith by promptly returning the funds to the regional treasury.

He reminded them of a 60-day deadline to resolve the findings. According to him, this period is the last opportunity before the matter potentially escalates to legal proceedings. “If it passes 60 days, the situation will be different. Law enforcement can take steps according to their authority,” Yani stressed.

Furthermore, Yani requested the Regional Secretary and all Regional Apparatus Organisations (OPD) to conduct a thorough evaluation. If violations by specific individuals or elements are found, he asked that the enforcement process be carried out according to the rules without sidelining the main priority, which is the recovery of potential regional losses.

Meanwhile, the Kutai Kartanegara Regency Government has confirmed that the resolution of the BPK’s findings regarding honorarium payments worth billions of rupiah at the Education and Culture Office (Disdikbud) will be carried out through an official mechanism. All parties who received the funds are required to return the regional financial losses in accordance with applicable regulations.

Regional Secretary Sunggono explained that the case handling will be continued through the Regional Loss Compensation Claims Team (TPTGR) after the examination phase is completed. “All processes are carried out according to the rules. There is a TPTGR forum that will handle the settlement of regional loss claims, and all mechanisms are implemented at the Inspectorate,” said Sunggono. He asserted that for recipients unable to make a full cash repayment, the government provides a phased repayment mechanism through salary or allowance deductions.

Based on preliminary investigations, the findings are focused on the Kukar Education and Culture Office. The disputed funds originated from a single account code used for the payment of non-civil servant employee honorariums. The identities of the recipients, including names and destination account numbers, have been fully documented to facilitate the tracking process.

Kukar Regent Aulia Rahman Basri asked the public to give the Inspectorate time to follow up on the findings. According to procedure, the regional government has a maximum of 90 days to resolve the BPK findings. “The recipient data is very clear, from names to destination account numbers. I think this is not a difficult matter to prove. What is needed now is goodwill and commitment from the parties concerned to return the funds,” he stressed.