Jokowi Diizinkan Presiden SBY untuk Cuti Ikuti Pilpres 2014
Indonesian President Gave Granted Permission to Joko Widodo for Presidential Bid
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Gubernur DKI Jakarta, Joko Widodo mendapat izin dari Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) untuk cuti guna mengikuti pemilihan presiden 2014.
"Presiden menyampaikan bahwa izin akan diberikan besok. Cepat sekali Beliau memberikan izinnya," kata Jokowi dalam konferensi pers di Kantor Presiden, Jakarta, Selasa siang, usai menyampaikan permohonan izin cuti ke Presiden Yudhoyono.
Ia mengatakan, izin cuti bisa saja mulai berlaku Rabu pagi atau setelahnya. "Izinnya sampai selesai," katanya menjawab pertanyaan tentang berapa lama dia izin cuti.
Selama Jokowi cuti Wakil Gubernur DKI Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) akan menjalankan tugasnya sebagai gubernur.
Jakarta (B2B) - Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, or popularly known as Jokowi, was granted permission by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to take a temporary leave from his post to run for presidency in the 2014 election.
"President Yudhoyono said he will publish the written permission letter tomorrow (Wednesday)," Jokowi stated here on Tuesday after meeting the president at the presidential palace.
According to Jokowi, his temporary leave will commence from May 14 onwards until the presidential election is over.
As Jokowi will be on leave, Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaya Purnama will automatically be handed over the task of leading the Jakarta administration activities.
