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Ahok admits poor documentation of city assets
Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama has admitted that poor documentation of assets owned by the Jakarta administration is behind misuse of such assets, as in a case in Cengkareng, West Jakarta, in which the city housing agency acquired land owned by the Fisheries, Agriculture and Food Security Agency.
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Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama speaks at an event in South Jakarta on May 28. (Antara/Sigid Kurniawan)
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akarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama has admitted that poor documentation of assets owned by the Jakarta administration is behind misuse of such assets, as in a case in Cengkareng, West Jakarta, in which the Jakarta Housing and Public Buildings Agency acquired land owned by the Fisheries, Agriculture and Food Security Agency.
Ahok criticized the Financial and Asset Management Board for its failure to properly manage city assets.
“It's become clear that there have been many parties within the board who are simply playing. They are reluctant to manage the city’s assets,” Ahok said at City Hall on Tuesday.
Since last year, Ahok has reformed the board headed by Heru Budi Hartono, whom Ahok appointed as his deputy gubernatorial candidate when he declared himself an independent candidate for next year's election. Two officials from the State Development Finance Comptroller were recruited to manage the data base.
In response, Heru said that each working unit under the Jakarta administration was responsible for the assets that unit owned. “Monitoring of assets is the responsibility of every working unit, not just the Financial and Asset Management Board. It is nonsense to suggest the board can monitor thousands of assets by itself,” Heru said.
He also pointed the finger at the State Land Agency (BPN), which granted full ownership of the land owned by the Fisheries, Agriculture and Food Security Agency to Toeti Noeziar Soekarno.
The City Housing Agency acquired the land because it thought that the land was no longer owned by the city. Heru, however, expressed the hope that the administration’s money could be recouped. “I hopes the housing agency can cancel the agreement and recoup the funds,” Heru said. (bbn)
