Thirty-Four Governors have Applied for Campaign Leave

Jakarta (Antara) - A total of 34 provincial governors and vice provincial governors, until Friday, have applied for leave to take part in political campaigns for legislative elections on April 9, 2014 Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi stated. "Thirty-four have, until today, applied for leave, consisting of 23 provincial governors and 11 deputy governors. I have approved a number of them today," the minister noted here on Friday. The minister explained that government operations will not be disturbed even though more than half the governors in the country were taking leave for the political campaigns. "It will not affect the government's performance because they take only a two-day leave. Moreover, to my mind, it is just fine because such a campaign is held once in five years only," the minister pointed out. Minister Gamawan Fauzi has appealed to heads and deputy heads of regional governments not to take leave on the same days to assure of smooth government operations. "If the heads of regional governments take leave, then their deputies can take over their duties and so the position will not be vacant," he pointed out. State officials are allowed to take a maximum of two days a week and they are required to submit their applications, 12 days prior to their campaign schedules, he elaborated. He also warned the officials against using public facilities for their activities or use by their political parties or groups. Following is the list of governors who had asked for leave for taking part in the legislative election campaigns: 1. Irwan Prayitno (West Sumatra governor) 2. Alex Noerdin (South Sumatra governor) 3. Ahmad Heryawan (West Java governor) 4. Soekarwo (East Java governor) 5. Frans Lebu Raya (East Nusa Tenggara governor) 6. Cornelis (West Kalimantan governor) 7. Rudi Arifin (South Kalimantan governor) 8. Longki Djanggola (Central Sulawesi governor) 9. Anwar Adnan Saleh (West Sulawesi governor) 10. Gatot Puji Nugroho (North Sumatra governor) 11. Hasan Basri Agus (Jambi governor) 12. Sjachroedin (Lampung governor) 13. Ganjar Pranowo (Central Java governor) 14. Made Mangku Pastika (Bali governor) 15. M. Zainul Majdi (West Nusa Tenggara governor) 16. Nur Alam (Southeast Sulawesi governor) 17. Rusli Habibie (Gorontalo governor) 18. Zaini Abdullah (Aceh governor) 19. Lukas Enembe (Papua governor) 20. Joko Widodo (Jakarta governor) 21. Awang Faroek Ishak (East Kalimantan governor) 22. Said Assagaff (Maluku governor) 23. Rustam Effendi (Bangka Belitung governor) Following is the list of 11 deputy governors asking for leave: 1. Aladin S. Mengga (West Sulawesi deputy governor) 2. Ishak Mekki (South Sumatra deputy governor) 3. Muslim Kasim (West Sumatra deputy governor) 4. I Ketut Sudikerta (Bali deputy governor) 5. M. Soerya Respationo (Riau Islands deputy governor) 6. Heru Sudjatmiko (Central Java deputy governor) 7. Muzakir Manaf (Aceh deputy governor) 8. Klemen Tinal (Papua deputy governor) 9. Rano Karno (Banten deputy governor) 10. Christiandy Sanjaya (West Kalimantan deputy governor) 11. Muhammad Amin (West Nusa Tenggara deputy governor) (*)