Mayor of Padang Fadly Amran Ready to Align City Development Programmes with Province
The Padang City Government (Pemko) is committed to aligning all regional development programmes with the policies of the West Sumatra Provincial Government (Sumbar) and the Central Government. This step is deemed essential to ensure the effectiveness of development while promoting equitable prosperity for the community.
“We want the provincial and city government programmes to be truly aligned,” said Padang Mayor Fadly Amran, while attending the Deliberation on Development Planning (Musrenbang) for the West Sumatra Provincial Government’s Work Plan (RKPD) for 2027, attended by regional heads across Sumbar at the Auditorium of the Sumbar Governor’s Palace on Wednesday, 8 April 2026.
Fadly stated that programme synchronisation is a follow-up to directives from the Sumbar Governor and the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) regarding the 2027 development focus. “We have received the flagship programme directives for 2027, and they will be promptly followed up through adjustments and cross-sectoral communication to strengthen development synergy in West Sumatra,” he said.
Mayor Fadly indicated that several strategic issues are priorities in this alignment. Among the many issues, they focus on disaster management, particularly efforts in recovery and reconstruction following hydro-meteorological disasters. In addition, Pemko Padang will promote the strengthening of leading regional sectors, such as tourism and infrastructure, through accelerated development of public facilities and infrastructure.
“We are also focusing on meeting the basic needs of the community, such as optimising the provision of clean water. In the agrarian sector, the development of agricultural and plantation potentials continues to be promoted as the backbone of the community’s economy,” he said.
Regarding the agricultural sector, Fadly Amran will pay serious attention to protecting farmers, including addressing pests that have long been a challenge in the field. “We fully support programmes that can ease the burden on the community in the agrarian sector. Various programmes have been prepared, one of which is in the form of facilitation to make agricultural and plantation businesses better protected and productive,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Sumbar Governor Mahyeldi, in his direction, emphasised the importance of synergy and collaboration among regional governments in preparing development plans. He reminded that every programme designed must truly refer to national and provincial priorities, so that its implementation is more directed, effective, and directly impacts the community.
“Alignment of programmes between the centre, province, and regencies/cities is the key to successful development. With integrated planning, we can optimise regional potential while addressing various future development challenges,” he said.