Suara.com – The PDI-P DPP officially revokes its recommendations and support for Regent of Alor Amon Jobo starting Wednesday (2/6/2021). The withdrawal of the support was the aftermath of Amon’s action against the subordinates of the Minister of Social Affairs (Mensos) Tri Rismaharini.
Amon’s verbal abuse was recorded in a video which later went viral on social media. He was upset and accused the Ministry of Social Affairs of channeling the Family Hope Program (PKH) aid to DPRD members instead of him.
“Today the PDI-P DPP has revoked the recommendation and support for Amon Jobo as Alor Regent,” said a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. PDIP Andreas Hugo Pareira in a written statement on Wednesday.
The revocation of the recommendation and support was carried out through DPP Letter No. 2922/IN/DPP/VI/2021 which was signed by the Head of the DPP for Honorary Affairs Komarudin Watubun and Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto.
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Before being revoked, the PDI-P DPP issued a recommendation in November 2017 containing support for Amob Jobo to run for the 2018 Alor Pilkada.
In the letter of revocation of support, the PDI-P DPP also instructed the Alor PDI-P DPC to coordinate with all ranks of the PDI-P faction in the DPRD to take a stand against the regent in the process of administering the government in Alor Regency.
Previously, in a video circulating on social media, it was seen that two people suspected of being the staff of the Minister of Social Affairs sat while listening Regent of Alor Amon Djobo angry. This is because the Ministry of Social Affairs provides PKH assistance through DPRD members, not the local district government.
“You don’t respect the government… The (Social) Minister also doesn’t understand the pattern of downward assistance,” said Amon Djobo in a 3-minute video.
Amon asked the central government not to play politics in distributing social assistance to poor families. So that assistance must still be entrusted to the local government to be distributed to those who are entitled. Not through Parliament.
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“Don’t use politics. He (Minister of Social Affairs) does not know the technical assistance below, “he said.
The Alor Regent even threatened the Ministry of Social staff who came to visit at night at the Alor Regent’s office.
“I throw you with a new chair you repent, “he said in the video.
He was so irritated that the Regent of Alor brought up the leadership of Tri Rismaharini in Surabaya. He said that Tri Rismaharini’s job was only to plant flowers. So they do not know the mechanism for distributing social assistance in the regions.
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In her clarification, Tri Rismaharini, who is usually called Risma, replied that the assistance was not PKH, but disaster assistance. Risma revealed that when the disaster struck, it was difficult for her party to distribute aid due to the weather and internet connection that had not yet recovered.
In order for the aid to be distributed quickly, Risma also connected with the Chair of the Alor Regency DPRD, Enny Anggrek, who offered to help so that aid for disaster victims could be quickly received by the Alor community.
“At that time, the chairman of the DPRD (Alor) said we needed help, but we couldn’t (enter). He (the chairman of the DPRD) offered, ‘Mom, there is a package from Dolog that you can replace,’ said Risma in Bandung on Wednesday. (2/6/2021).
In addition, two officials from the Ministry of Social Affairs who had been scolded by the Alor Regent were carrying out their duties officially. The Ministry of Social Affairs officer in Alor Regency, Mokhamad Alfian, stated that he was in the area to ensure that the basic needs of disaster victims were met.
He also felt unaffected by various unpleasant conditions.
“Our job is to ensure that aid reaches the community. In this case, we distribute death compensation for disaster victims,” said Alfian in Jakarta.
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