If you believe, every decade there will
be someone who was born to inspire a lot of people around, and even can affect
millions of people nationally and globally. Indonesia also fortunate because it
is blessed with Sukarno and Hatta who have fought and proclaimed the
independence of Indonesia on August 17, 1945. Sukarno had become a magnet in
Asia and Africa, so that inspired many nations in the region to independence
from foreign occupation and colonialism.
Now, in the digital and
smartphones era, someone who could bring winds of change are also needed. After
Sukarno, Indonesia has Jokowi and Ahok who have the vision to build a better Indonesia.
He came from Solo, a small town in Central Java. He started life as a businessman
and export of furniture products to many countries.
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| Ahok. Image: tigapilarnews. |
He was interested in
politics and became mayor of Solo in the two periods. Not finished his second
term, Jokowi asked by Megawati Sukarno Putri, chairman of the Democratic Party
of Struggle (PDIP) to be nominated as Governor of Jakarta, Indonesia's capital.
Joko Widodo or Jokowi
also choose Tjahaja Basuki Purnama aka Ahok as deputy governor. They won office
as governor. They do a lot of changes in this metropolitan city. Towards 2014,
Jokowi again requested by Megawati for become a candidate for president of
Indonesia. Happen very tough competition with main rival General Prabowo from
Gerindra. Eventough with a simple appearance, but with a very interesting
campaign programs, Jokowi was elected as the new president of Indonesia in
2014.
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Ahok and Presiden Jokowi. Image: news.okezone.com |
Meanwhile Ahok, the
deputy governor of Jokowi, was finally inaugurated as Governor of Jakarta to
replace Jokowi also sworn in as president. Ahok inauguration has been plagued
by political opponents, but the people of Jakarta to reject any hindrance from
the elites of the opposition party. People Jakarta has enjoyed a lot of
fundamental changes that have been made by Jokowi along with Ahok.
Ahok is also
a descendant of Chinese immigrants. Ahok family is businessman in the island,
and is highly respected by the surrounding community, so Ahok elected as regent
of East Belitung, and eventually became a member of the House of
Representatives in Jakarta. Subsequent career was as a deputy governor of
Jakarta, and replace Jokowi as governor until today.
Meanwhile Ahok, deputy
governor of Jokowi, was finally inaugurated as Governor of Jakarta to replace
Jokowi also sworn in as president. Ahok inauguration has been plagued by
political opponents, but the people of Jakarta to reject any hindrance from the
elites of the opposition party. People Jakarta has enjoyed a lot of fundamental
changes that have been made by Jokowi along with Ahok. They believe that Ahok
will be able to continue the vision and missions undertaken by Jokowi.
As Jokowi, Ahok also
come from a small island in North Sumatra, Bangka Belitung. Basuki Purnama
Tjahaja alias Ahok, is a political figure who is simple, outspoken, tough, and
a little easily angered towards something goes wrong in the bureaucracy. He was
also very firm to run the Jakarta government regulations. There are many
problems and complexities in the previous decade can be resolved very firmly by
Ahok.
Certainly Ahok lot of
resistance from the bureaucracy, political opponents, activists and civil
society organizations who do not like the policy of Ahok, especially for curb
certain areas in Jakarta were occupied illegally by society, even by thugs and
officials who decades became patron thugs or preman. As well as Jokowi, Ahok
was very exasperated with the corrupt behavior of bureaucrats, and businessmen
who pay bribes to civil servants in local government.
Ahok is very outspoken
when commenting on irregularities in the administration. He firmly mutated
officials or government employees who worked incompetence. If there is a proven
accept bribes or corruption, then they fired faster than in the government in
the previous five years.
When Ahok evict
squatters in a specific location around Jakarta, Ahok indeed act decisively.
Ahok is certain to be much resistance from activists, artists, and even
lawyers, and sometimes there is interference from human rights organizations.
However, Ahok always had appropriate solutions. Ahok will provide flats
belonging to the Jakarta government to the people who have been relocated.
People are given three free months for occupy the flat and pay rent is very
affordable after three months. They were also given a bed, refrigerator and
other supporting facilities.
There are many changes
and order were successfully carried out by Ahok. Bureaucracy in Jakarta from
the central to the mayor's office - districts and villages has now changed, and
better serve the needs of the community more quickly than five years ago.
Officials in Jakarta has not dared to take bribes or commit extortion.
Ahok is understood
that to be the governor with a background in the Chinese and Christian in
Muslim majority such as Jakarta is not easy. However, Ahok never walk alone.
Apparently, the majority of people in Jakarta loved Ahok because he is honest,
assertive and anti-corruption, although there are certain political elite
intend to drive Ahok that serve as a corruption suspect.
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| Jakarta MRT. Image: bogor.net |
Ahok considered to
have been an inspiration for government that is transparent, accountable and
maximizing digital technology for run the government, so it can detect early
Ahok for find any irregularities in the bureaucracy.
Ahok also dare to
resign from Gerindra, and run for a second term in 2017. He ran as an
independent candidate. Nonetheless, there are two smaller parties that support
Ahok, namely Nasdem Party and Hanura. Ahok has accumulated more than 800
thousand citizens of Jakarta ID card, as a condition for an independent
candidate. Volunteers such as “Teman Ahok”, are sure to be collected one
million ID cards in the near future, and it exceeds the terms and conditions of
the Election Commission (KPU).
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Megawati, Jokowi and Ahok. Image: intelijen.co.id
If Megawati Sukarno
Putri as chairman of the PDI-P has a great soul as a maker of kings,
Megawati will certainly be able to convince the elite in the party her support
Ahok as Governor of Jakarta at elections in 2017, the PDI-P will be a big
advantage, where the party will win election to the Parliament, could even win
the presidency in 2019.
Do Megawati will
release these opportunities. Perhaps the chairman of the PDI P will support Ahok officially in the last minute before the official nomination. We can only wait
patiently. How about you? Are you also wonder and exasperated with Megawati
style?
However, Ahok is very confident, that as an independent candidate is also a
way for elected governor for a second term in 2017.
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