New governor must be KKN-free

New governor must be KKN-free

JAKARTA: Anyone concerned with the nomination of candidates
for the position of Jakarta governor should not repeat the past
mistakes, in order that the next city governor will be a "clean"
person, Jakarta Residents Forum (FAKTA) Chairman Azas Tigor
Nainggolan said.

"Do not repeat the same mistake by electing a governor who is
not free of corruption, collusion or nepotism (KKN)," he told
Antara on Sunday.

In that respect he compared the governor to a broom, saying,
"A dirty broom cannot clean the floor."

According to him, many problems in the city would
automatically be eliminated if KKN could be eradicated.

He noted that Sutiyoso was not the right person to be
renominated as a candidate for governor for the period 2002 to
2007. He stated that Sutiyoso had failed to manage Jakarta
properly and alleged he was also implicated in many problems of
corruption, collusion and nepotism.

Sutiyoso, he said, had never been serious about taking tough
action against those of his subordinates found to have committed
such offenses.

The registration and assessment of candidates will last from
June 10 through Sept.7. Election of the governor is scheduled to
be carried out by the City Council on Sept. 11. --Antara