Aceh govt backs BRR against criticism
The Jakarta Post | Thu, 04/16/2009 7:10 PM
Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Governor Irwandi Yusuf responded to criticism of the performance of the Aceh-Nias Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency (BRR) on Thursday saying that it had fulfilled its duties successfully and extraordinarily.
"In this world we always have criticism and blasphemy, but what the BRR has done in Aceh, although not 100 percent perfect, was 94 percent successful and was extraordinary," Irwandi said in Banda Aceh, as quoted by Antara state news agency.
Representing the government, he made the statement at a luncheon he was hosting for the BRR chief Kuntoro Mangkusubroto before the latter left for Jakarta after completing his mandate in Aceh.
According to the mandate, the BRR service in Aceh and Nias came to an end on April 16, 2009.
Earlier, the governor predicted that the BRR would reconstruct and rehabilitate Aceh from the impact of the tsunami by as much as 60 percent, but the agency was unexpectedly able to complete more than 90 percent of its work.
Commenting on criticism the BRR had left the rest of its tasks unfinished, the governor said that did not mean the BRR was unsuccessful.
"If there was a board similar to the BRR in another part of the world that had completed its tasks 100 percent, we could say BRR had failed, but, in fact, there is no comparison to the BRR," Irwandi Yusuf said.
The governor added that without the presence of the BRR in Aceh, he was unsure the trillions of rupiahs disbursed by the government and donor countries for the rehabilitation and reconstruction in the province could have been paid out in four years, and the province would not have been as rehabilitated and reconstructed as it is today.
"Therefore the BRR may be considered successful in its mission in Aceh. Even if there are some things left unfinished, it is the responsibility of the central government and provincial administration to carry on," the governor said.
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