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Ahok asks Megawati for thoughts on three candidates for deputy post
Newly installed Jakarta Governor Basuki âAhokâ Tjahaja Purnama said that he had asked Megawati Soekarnoputri about her thoughts on three candidates for the vacant deputy governor post
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ewly installed Jakarta Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama said that he had asked Megawati Soekarnoputri about her thoughts on three candidates for the vacant deputy governor post. The three candidates were former Surabaya mayor Bambang Dwi Hartono, former Blitar mayor Djarot Saefulah Hidayat and head of Governor's team for development acceleration Sarwo Handayani.
Ahok said he asked for Megawati's opinion because she had been like a mother to him.
'For example, when you want to marry someone you must consult with your mother first. I wanted to know what Megawati thought of the three candidates,' Ahok said on Friday, as quoted by kompas.com.
Megawati, he went on, responded to his request and then left the final decision for Ahok to make.
'But then she asked me to consider a PDI-P member as my deputy because people might be disappointed at the fact that PDI-P is not represented in Jakarta leadership,' he said.
According to government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) No.1/2014, Ahok has 15 days left to appoint his deputy.(dic)(++++)
