JAKARTA (Yosefardi) – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will likely swear in acting Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama as new Jakarta Governor in an inauguration ceremony held at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (Nov. 19) noon.
Speaker of the Jakarta House of Regional Representatives (DPRD) Prasetyo Edi Marsudi revealed that the ceremony will be held at around 2:00 PM of Jakarta time. Prasetyo said he has coordinated with the security forces to secure Ahok’s inauguration tomorrow.
As reported earlier, Ahok’s inauguration became a polemic between factions of political parties at the DPRD Jakarta. Members of the DPRD Jakarta, however, finally agreed over Ahok’s inauguration as new Jakarta Governor in its plenary session last week.
Other than that, similar rejection over Ahok’s inauguration as new Jakarta Governor also expressed by the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) along with other hardline Islamic groups.
Ahok, a Christian Chinese descent, is set to make a history as the first Chinese Governor of the capital city of Jakarta should he be sworn in as new Jakarta Governor on Wednesday. (haryantosuharman@yosefardi.com)