TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Head of Agency for the Placement and Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers Abroad (BNP2TKI), Nusron Wahid, said that he will resign from Ahok-Djarot campign team, as he is still having institutional position. Nusron said he will let somebody else fills in his post as the head of the campaign team.
"The most important thing is for Ahok-Djarot to win the gubernatorial election," he told Tempo Monday, September 26, 2016.
Nusron said that he had taken the position of the head of the campaign team before the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) declared its support to Ahok and Djarot candidacy. With PDIP joining the supporting coalition, Nusron said that there will be new structure and composition.
Previously, a number of protests have arisen, questioninig Nusron's post as head of a government institution. Deputy Speaker of the House, Fadli Zon, has also asked Nusron to step back since there is a possibility that Nusron will abuse his authority to help Ahok win the election.
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