Yogie appoints three new director generals

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)