Sutiyoso puts blame on inspection bodies

Sutiyoso puts blame on inspection bodies

JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso blamed on Tuesday the four
inspection agencies' overlapping supervision of the city
administration's inefficiency.

"There are four agencies supervising the city administration,
making it difficult for us to work properly," Sutiyoso said while
addressing participants of a panel discussion on the role of the
city's inspectorate agency.

He said the agencies were the Development Finance Comptroller
(BPKP), the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), the Ministry of Home
Affairs' Inspectorate General and the city's inspectorate agency.

"These stratum inspections from both the central government
and the city inspectorate agencies are not efficient. Indeed, it
is a waste of effort, money and time," the governor said.

He welcomed Law No. 22/1999 on regional autonomy, which
establishes the regional inspectorate agency as an autonomous
body.

"The enactment of the law means that there will be no more
intervention from the central government's inspectorate
agencies," he said.

"The regional agency can recruit several non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) for the supervisory duties," he said, while
suggesting the establishment of an independent coordinating board
to bridge the inspectorate agency and the NGOs.

"The board should be simple yet accurate and effective in
forming a clean governance," he said.

The governor called on city residents to send their complaints
to P.O. Box 0008 on unjust actions or mischief carried out by his
subordinates.

"I will read the letters and make necessary follow-ups," he
said. (05/jun)