Anies Meets Ahok at City Hall, Gets Straight to Business

JG News Channel
April 20, 2017 | 5:31 pm
SHARE
Jakarta's new governor-elect according to quick count results, Anies Baswedan, left, meets with current governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama at City Hall on Thursday (20/04) to discuss the city's 2018 budget. (Antara Photo/Hafidz Mubarak A.)
Jakarta's new governor-elect according to quick count results, Anies Baswedan, left, meets with current governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama at City Hall on Thursday (20/04) to discuss the city's 2018 budget. (Antara Photo/Hafidz Mubarak A.)

Jakarta. Jakarta's governor-elect according to quick count results, Anies Baswedan, met with current governor Basuki "Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama at City Hall on Thursday (20/04) to kickstart the handover of power in the capital.

The first thing on their agenda was the 2018 regional budget for Jakarta.

Anies said finalizing the budget will be one of his main concerns ahead of his inauguration in October.

"There will be changes. We want to make sure the budget that has been prepared by the previous administration can accommodate the programs we promised voters during the election campaign. We'll need time to adjust things. We also want to make sure Jakarta residents stay united under a new leadership," Anies said.

Advertisement

The former education minister said he wanted to make good on his election promises as soon as possible.

Anies also praised Ahok for providing all the details he needed to see in the Jakarta regional budget.

"He was very open. He will meet with our team to talk more things through. He even gave advice on which of our programs would need to be prioritized, and what to prepare from the start," Anies said.

Ahok had asked Anies’s budgeting team to submit their data to City Hall using its open database system.

"It's up to Anies to provide us with the data so they can make adjustments on the regional budget as soon as possible," Ahok told the media.

"We've discussed which programs should be prioritized, so once the data are submitted, Anies can start to follow up on his [election] promises," he added.

Anies met Ahok at City Hall at around 7.30 a.m. on Thursday, before leaving at around 8 a.m.

According to quick count results, Anies and his running mate Sandiaga Uno won by a comprehensive 15 percent to 18 percent margin against Ahok and current deputy governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat.

Watch Indonesia Highlights at 8 p.m. tonight on the Jakarta Globe News Channel and Facebook Live to find out more about Jakarta's new governor-elect Anies Baswedan.

Tags: Keywords:
SHARE

The Latest


News 17 hours ago

Canada Wants to Help Indonesia Use Nuclear Power

Canada, which is already using nuclear energy to generate 15 percent of its electricity, is open to providing its expertise for Indonesia.
Special Updates 19 hours ago

2025 ASG Expo: Property Exhibition Showcases Beauty of Indonesian Textiles

Property giant Agung Sedayu Group (ASG) is hosting the 2025 ASG Expo at the Signature Gallery CBD PIK 2 on Feb. 14-23.
Business 22 hours ago

Government Spending Cuts Cost Bandung Hotels Rp 12.8 Billion

Bandung hotels face Rp12.8 billion in losses as government budget cuts reduce official events.
News 23 hours ago

Nader Thaher, Convict in Rp 35 Billion Graft Scandal, Arrested After 19 Years on the Run

Now 69 years old, Nader changed his identity and obtained a new ID card in an effort to avoid capture.
News 23 hours ago

PSSI Completes First Phase of FIFA-Funded Training Center in Nusantara

The first phase of PSSI's training center in Nusantara has been completed.
COPYRIGHT © 2025 JAKARTA GLOBE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED