Jokowi to hold ‘open call’ for local leader

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Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama says
that any civil servant employed by the administration can now apply
to become a district and subdistrict head.

“We will evaluate their performance and ask them to pitch

programs for their residents to see whether they are a good fit for the
position or not,” the deputy governor said on Friday at City Hall.

Ahok said that it would not be difficult for incumbed district and
subdistrict heads to keep their jobs, as he and Governor Joko
“Jokowi” Widodo had provided many examples of their definition of
good leadership.

Ahok said that getting out of the office and into the streets was
a must for civil servants, especially for district and subdistrict heads,
to better understand the problems and aspirations of the people.

According to the deputy governor, the decision to hold open

interviews for the positions was done due to the lackluster
performance of local leaders during the first 100 days of Jokowi’s
administration.

Ahok added that the administration would ask all local leaders
to sign an intergrity pact regarding their programs and their
commitment to implementing the programs.

The administrarion has 44 district and 268 subdistricts in

Thousand Islands regency and the five municipalities of Central
Jakarta