Surabaya to dismiss secretary

Surabaya to dismiss secretary

SURABAYA: East Java Governor Imam Utomo has approved the Surabaya mayor's proposal to dismiss the secretary of his municipal administration for unspecified reasons, an official said on Friday.

Eko Yuniarso Arief, head of the city's personnel affairs division, said the governor had sent a letter to Surabaya Mayor Bambang Dwi Hartono to endorse the proposed replacement of Alisjahbana.

In the letter, Utomo also recommended that Alisjahbana's successor be a person who passed a fit-and-proper test, Eko said.

Of the three candidates who passed the test, Soekamto Hadi, head of the Surabaya social affairs office, will likely replace Alisjahbana as he ranked first in the test outcome.

"We will soon send a proposal to the governor to decide on the successor," Eko said.

It was not clear why Alisjahbana would be replaced. This issue has sparked controversies among politicians in Surabaya.

Alisjahbana will reportedly be given a new assignment as a special staff officer at the Surabaya municipal administration. --Antara