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Sandiaga apologizes for using Transjakarta lane
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Women wait to board the ladies Transjakarta bus at the Harmoni bus stop, Central Jakarta on Nov. 11, 2016. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
D
eputy governor-elect Sandiaga Uno has apologized for using the Transjakarta lane on Jl. Salemba Raya, Central Jakarta, which is off limits to private vehicles, on Friday.
Sandiaga and his team used the lane on their way to their campaign headquarters on Jl. Cicurug, Menteng, Central Jakarta, to their celebrate victory in the election after attending the declaration of the election results at the Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) office, in Salemba, Central Jakarta.
His traffic violation was widely criticized by netizens.
"From the depths of my heart, I apologize [...] Insha Allah it won't happen again, " Sandiaga said as quoted by tribunnews.com.
As the deputy governor-elect, Sandiaga said he and his team would set a good example to Jakartans.
He said that in future he would not avoid traffic jams by using the busway lane, just like other residents, even though the police had let him use the Transjakarta lane. (cal/wit)
