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Ahok campaign team expects to double donated funds by mid-January
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Candidate pair Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama (second left) and Djarot Saiful Hidayat (second right) pose with musicians Iwa Kusuma (left) and Gading Marten at a campaign event in Jakarta on Nov 28. (Antara/Angga Pratama)
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he campaign team of incumbent Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama and Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat expects to double the crowdfunding donated funds from the current amount of Rp 48 billion.
"We hope to obtain Rp 80 billion by mid-January," said treasurer of the team Charles Honoris in a press conference on Jl. Borobudur, Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday.
Charles added that Ahok had conducted 32 gala dinners, since the beginning of the campaign period on September 20, in which the team could receive up to Rp 3 billion from each event.
He said the team decided to stop the gala dinner programs this week because Ahok and Djarot would focus on doing spot checks and meeting residents.
"Everyday, we receive about Rp 400 million outside the gala dinner programs. We believe we can obtain Rp 15 billion in January without even holding a gala dinner," he said.
(Read also: Ahok-Djarot team books Rp 48b in donations)
He added that the team had spent a total of Rp 5.9 billion of received donations for operational and administration costs and consultant services. The campaign team submitted the campaign funding report to the City's General Election Commission. (dan)
