Jokowi to Inaugurate More Than 2,000 Officials
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Jakarta Provincial Government is going to massively overhaul more than 2,000 regional working unit (SKPD) and inaugurated simultaneously in September. It is is the first time conducted in the Jakarta government.
We will do inauguration massively
Head of Jakarta Regional Employment Agency (BKD), I Made Karmayoga disclosed the inauguration will be focused on echelon-IV, III, and II officials and will officially be conducted by Jakarta Governor, Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo prior to Presidential Election which falls on October 20.
Basuki Hopes Governor Inauguration Conducted in Plenary Meeting"We will do inauguration massively," said Karmayoga, at City Hall, Tuesday (8/26).
He said that, there are 8,009 positions in Jakarta government, But after the bylaw on Regional Apparatus Organization was ratified, its number has decreased 6,826 positions, where 40 percent out of them would be overhauled.
Generally, the inauguration for echelon-IV and III officials is not conducted by local head but city secretary, while echelon-II official by governor. "This is our first time and never existed in the whole of government in Indonesia, except in the military," he expressed.
The department heads position that will be overhauled are department heads, agency heads, mayors, division heads, sub-district heads, and urban village heads. As for the inauguration will conducted on Central Jakarta Mayor and Head of One-Stop Integrated Service (PTSP). "40 percent out of 8,009 people will be inaugurated, because our leader wants a change," he told.
Such inauguration is varied, there are officials who transferred, promoted, or demoted as a staff. Implicitly, he Karmayoga conveys Central Jakarta Mayor post would be filled by Rustam Effendi, who currently serves as Central Jakarta Deputy Mayor.
His party also holds fit and proper test to prevent cheating practice. "In addition, the inauguration is also based on leader valuation," he explained.
Thus far, he is still looking for inauguration location. "Certainly, we do not do the inauguration at City Hall," he uttered.
