PDI and PPP support Surjadi's 2nd term

PDI and PPP support Surjadi's 2nd term

JAKARTA (JP): The city chapters of the Indonesian Democratic
Party (PDI) and the United Development Party (PPP) said they
would support Governor Surjadi Soedirdja if he was nominated for
a second term.

PPP's chairman, Rusdi Hamka, said yesterday Surjadi was a just
man.

"Even though there were land appropriations, he was committed
to building more low-cost apartments instead of just luxurious
housing complexes," Rusdi said.

Besides, Surjadi was not an arrogant leader and did not copy
the provincial authorities who abused their authority in the lead
up to the election campaign, he said.

Another PPP local leader had said the party would have been
angry if Surjadi started a "yellow" campaign like the Central
Java authorities.

Yellow is the color of the ruling Golkar party.

"Surjadi is fair to all of us (the three political parties),
he treats us equally," Rusdi said.

Under a 1974 government regulation a Governor may serve a
second term.

PDI chairman, Lukman F. Mokoginta, said Surjadi's governorship
had succeeded in increasing revenue.

He declined to comment on rumors that former city military
commander May.Gen. Hendropriyono was a possible candidate for the
next term.

Surjadi, who was officially inaugurated as Jakarta Governor on
Oct. 6, 1992, ends his five-year term on Oct. 6. (ste)