Elections of West Kalimantan, Karolin-Gidot Strengthen Regional Independence

By : Herry Barus And Aldo Bella Putra | Sunday, April 08 2018 - 14:00 IWST

dr Karolin Margret Natasa ( Foto Batavianews)
dr Karolin Margret Natasa ( Foto Batavianews)

INDUSTRY.co.id - Pontianak - The 2nd Candidate of Governor and Deputy Governor of West Kalimantan, Karolin Margret Natasa and Suryadman Gidot stated that they will strengthen regional independence based on culture, food, energy and local potential, when entrusted to lead West Kalimantan.

"In accordance with our vision and mission, Mr. Gidot and I create a healthy West Kalimantan community, bringing clean, dignified and democratic governance based on responsibility, transparency, accountability and efficiency We will also strengthen regional self-reliance based on culture, and local potentials," said Karolin, during the Kalg Pilgub candidate stage 1 debate held by West Kalimantan KPU on Saturday (7/4/2018).

In the public debate, Karolin said that if he and Gidot become future leaders of West Kalimantan, their vision is that they will create a great and leading West Kalimantan Province.

"While our mission is to build a community of West Kalimantan that is Pancasila spirit, religious, and safe," she said.

Karolin-Gidot is also committed to realizing the development of West Kalimantan from the outskirts with the improvement of basic infrastructure development. Then realize the people of West Kalimantan are cultured, intelligent and able to compete globally.

In addition, said Karolin, they will also realize social welfare with alignments to farmers, laborers and fishermen and create a climate friendly investment and creative economy based on technology.

When asked one of the moderators, Syf Ema Rahmaniah Al-Mutahar on the findings of Ombudsman of West Kalimantan in 2017 based on Law 25/2009 on the Region entered the red zone, Karolin said, related to public services, for public personnel is very limited.

"The results of the Ombudsman's research are the accumulation of the entire City District, therefore, according to him is the task of Governor to protect, and monitoring the Head of Region to provide awareness related to public services," said Karolin.

On the same occasion, his partner, Suryadman Gidot added, regarding the public service is about the authority of the government that should be prioritized, because as the extension of the central government in the region, the local government must make a breakthrough in order to encourage district government and local government synergize with the provincial government by involving other related parties.

Similarly, when questioned about the strategic steps of candidate pairs to improve human resources for demographic bonus 2030, Karolin stated, they already have a program for it.

According to her, to overcome the problem stunting, it will synergize between the program from the center and the region in order to run well.

"This stunting problem is not only due to poverty or mother's ignorance, but more important is how we can synergize in prevention efforts," she said as quoted by Antara.

For that, if elected to the leader of West Kalimantan, he will dig local food sources, eating taro beans to improve the nutrition of the community. It will be done; because every region according to her there is local food can be improved again so that children can be better and quality.

At the end of the debate, the couple conveyed, as a candidate for deputy governor of West Kalimantan, Suryadman Gidot said, as the Bengkayang Regent that is the result of division from Sambas district, he knows with the problem and the profit loss of division. Therefore, she asserted that she did not reject the division if elected as the leader of West Kalimantan.

"I and Karolin's mother are the regents who lead the outcome of the division region, we know the benefit of the expansion, we never refuse the division, like the issue that is always addressed to us, so for the great West Kalimantan, select number two, Karolin-Gidot," she said. .

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