No politics, please, rector

No politics, please, rector

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Lampung State University Rector
Alhusniduki Hamim's legislative candidacy for the Golkar has met
strong opposition.

Thousands of anonymous colorful leaflets left in classrooms,
corridors and on roadsides on the campus demanded yesterday that
Hamim should withdraw from the election and apologize to the
university.

The rector is ranked 17 on the list, meaning that if Golkar
wins at least 17 seats in Lampung in the May 29 election he will
become a member of the House of Representatives in Jakarta.

The leaflets also said that the rector should not risk his
integrity by affiliating with any political organization.

Hamim was quoted by Antara as saying he did not take the
leaflets seriously because he believed the authors had their own
political interests.

"There is no reason to make an issue out of it ," he said,
adding that he would not turn his campus into a political stage
for Golkar. (pan)