No money in kitty for Jambi election

No money in kitty for Jambi election

JAMBI: The direct election of Jambi's governor might not be
able to be held in accordance with the schedule set by the local
election committee due to lack of money.

"At this stage, we should be publicizing the election, but we
can't do this as there's no money," a member of the Jambi
election committee, Azhar Mulya, told The Jakarta Post on
Saturday.

He said the committee had proposed a budget of Rp 40 billion
for holding the election but the provincial administration had only
allocated half this amount. "The problem is, the money is not yet
available," he said.

He said the committee had proposed taking out a Rp 500 million
loan from the provincial administration to fund the public
information campaign.

"But so far, there's no sign that this will be approved," he said.

The lack of money now threatens to derail the election. "Just
don't blame us if the election does not meet the public's
expectations." -- JP