PDIP Endorse Ahok; Risma Fulfills Promise for Surabaya
21 September 2016 13:52 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Surabaya - The family of Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini has predicted that the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) will finally endorse Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama and Djarot Saiful Hidayat as the Governor and Vice Governor candidates for the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election.
According to Risma’s son, Fuad Benardi, PDIP had shown its interest on Ahok and Djarot since long ago.
“I have said it in many occasions that Bu Risma would stay in Surabaya,” Fuad said on Wednesday, September 21, 2016.
Fuad is pleased that his mother was not endorsed to be Jakarta’s Governor by the party. He thanked the party’s chairman Megawati in listening to the aspiration of the people of Surabaya.
He expects his mother to focus on finishing her job in developing Surabaya. “The development in Surabaya will go on.”
According to Fuad, his mother did not focus on her task as Mayor for a while ago because of the rumor of her being endorsed by PDIP as the Jakarta's governor candidate.
“The rumor of her endorsement had bothered her,” he added.
EDWIN FAJERIAL