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Surabaya, CNN Indonesia –
Mayor of Surabaya Tri Rismaharini say thank you and apologize to the residents Surabaya whom he has led for the last 10 years.
He conveyed this after President Jokowi entrusted him to fill the new post of Social Minister in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet.
“Thanks to the citizens of Surabaya for 10 years with me building the city of Surabaya, so that Surabaya can be recognized not only in Indonesia but also in the world,” Risma said on video. conference, Tuesday (12/22).
Risma thanked him for trusting the mayor of Surabaya. So far, he said, the citizens of Surabaya have become more prosperous and he is proud of that.
“The evidence proves that the people of Surabaya are more prosperous, I Thank you After 10 years, the people of Surabaya trust me as mayor, “he said.
Risma later apologized if there were things she didn’t like in her 10 years of leadership as mayor of Surabaya. Still, he said that everything was done for the good of the people of Surabaya.
“I apologize for 10 years. I apologize. But God willing, I am still Arek Suroboyo, so I will not forget the people of Surabaya whom I really love,” he said.
President Joko Widodo appointed Tri Rismaharini as the new social minister. Risma replaces his partner, Juliari Batubara, who is involved in a corruption case of the Covid-19 social assistance fund.
Risma undertook to correct data on social assistance recipients while serving as Minister of Social Affairs. President Jokowi will be sworn in on Wednesday (12/23).
“To be honest, I was quite surprised, even though there were many who had discussed it, but frankly I never thought or imagined becoming a minister,” he said at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Tuesday (12/22).
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