Padang governor installed

Padang governor installed

PADANG, West Sumatra: The newly elected West Sumatra governor,
Gamawan Fauzy, and his deputy Marlis Rahman were officially
installed by Minister of Home Affairs M. Ma'ruf on Monday.

The pair, the province's first governor and deputy governor to
be directly elected were installed during a plenary meeting of
the West Sumatra provincial council.

Ma'ruf expressed the hope that the pair would be transparent in
implementing their policies, ensure accountability in their
budget spending and prioritize poverty eradication efforts.

"But most importantly, they should support the war against
corruption and take the necessary steps to ensure its success,
including stopping the collection of illegal levies," Ma'ruf
said.

Gamawan, the former Solok regent and recipient of the Bung
Hatta Anticorruption Award for his clean administration, is
scheduled to sign an agreement to fight corruption in his
administration with the Corruption Eradication Commission and the
State Minister for Administrative Reforms. -- JP