Aceh Residents Mention Former GAM Member as Governor Candidate
7 May 2015 16:06 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Banda Aceh - Former Aceh Freedom Movement (GAM) figure was included as a viable candidate for the 2017-2022 Aceh Governor, according to a survey conducted by the Survey Network Initiative (JSI) in Banda Aceh, Bireuen and Lhokseumawe.
"This is an early survey," JSI Director Aryos Nivada said on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. JSI is still conducting surveys in other districts.
Several names mentioned by Aceh residents include Irwandi Yusuf, former Aceh Governor, incumbent governor Zaini Abdullah, Deputy Governor of Aceh Muzakkir Manaf, former political prisoner Teuku Kamaruzzaman, former political prisoner Tgk. Nasruddin bin Ahmad and former GAM Defense Minister Zakaria Saman.
According to Aryos, based on the survey result, most Aceh resident would prefer to have Irwandi Yusuf as their new governor.
ADI WARSIDI