Yogie appoints three new director generals
JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Home Affairs Moch. Yogie S.M. installed three new director generals in his office yesterday, each promoted from within the ministry.
Sumitro Maskun, a former head of the ministry's research and development agency, was installed as the director general of public administration and regional autonomy.
The 59-year old alumnus of the Gadjah Mada University replaced Warsito Rasman, who was installed earlier this week as governor of Central Kalimantan.
Muhammad Faisal Tamin, an aide to the minister, was installed director general of regional development. The 53-year old Faisal, a holder of social studies degree, had also served as the ministry's chief spokesman when it was under Minister Rudini.
He replaced Mappatarung Parawansa who is entering retirement.
The third new director general is H.H Siagian who will look after rural development. He replaced Soehoed Warnaen Poeraatmadja who is now entering retirement. Siagian, who holds a degree in social sciences, was formerly chief of the ministry's education and training center.
The ministry has four director generals. The fourth, for socio-political affairs, is filled with an Army general.
Yogie yesterday also installed three key officials.
They were Rapiudin Hamarung as chairman of the research and development agency, H.Z. Wali Amrullah as head of the education and training agency, and Baharuddin Tjenreng as rector of the Institute for Public Administration Sciences (IIP) which is administered by the ministry.
Baharuddin replaces Soewargono who will hold the position as an educational staff at the institute.
Quality of work
In his speech during the installation ceremony, Yogie urged the new officials to tighten supervision of their subordinates in order to improve the quality of work.
Superiors should also check to see if their orders were properly carried out by their subordinates, he said.
Meanwhile, Warsito told reporters after the ceremony that his first priority as Central Kalimantan governor was to bring together the people in the province which were split over his election to the post.
Warsito said he will try to accommodate the aspirations of the people as much as he could. He added that developing the province would be impossible if the people were divided.
Five Demangs, or customary leaders from Central Kalimantan, have filed a lawsuit with the State Administrative Court over the way it appointed Warsito as governor. The leaders also accused Yogie of going back on the promise he made in January when he said Warsito, then appointed as caretaker governor, could not be nominated for the gubernatorial election. (par)