Semarang mayor installs 126 officials, make sure there is no satisfaction

Jakarta -Semarang Mayor, Agustina Wilujeng Pramestuti inaugurated 126 Echelon III and IV officials in the Semarang city government. He emphasized that this inauguration was executed transparently without bribes. This inauguration took place on the 8th floor of the Semarang City Hall building on Friday (8/22). Agustina claims that the process of filling this position was performed without satisfaction. “I emphasize here that in the practice of this appointment there is no such thing as bribery. I am not even like me, or Mr. Iswar, and ask for money from siblings. Everyone only performed on the basis of performance considerations, skills, integrity and organizational needs,” Agustina said in his statement, Saturday (8/23/2025). Browse to continue with the content he explained was position rotation performed with a merit system and talent management in accordance with the field of employees. However, the filling of the position is performed in phases because there is still a strategic position that is not filled. “If you wait for everything at the same time, we do it gradually. It seems that it is not as easy as imagining, ‘he said. Agustina hopes that the newly appointed officials can perform their duties with full responsibility and prioritize services to the community. The head of Semarang City staff, education and training agency (BKPP), Joko Hartono, said 73 people of the officials of the total appointed officials, 43 officials were Echelon IV and 10 functional officials. “God willingly, it filled the emptiness that was there. Some time ago the inauguration could not be done because of the permit,” Joko explained. Nevertheless, there are still a number of Echelon III positions that are not filled, especially in the town and sub -district level. “Later, the village head, head of the district, head, secretary, who is still empty, will immediately prepare for filling,” he said. Joko added that the rotation of this position was also part of leadership renewal in the Semarang city government. He hopes that new officials can become leaders who drive the organization, not just position holders. “My hope is that they are truly a leader who is capable of directing and relocating all organizational resources according to the vision and mission of the government,” he said. The Semarang City Government is aimed at filling out the position of Lurah and sub -districts to be performed in the next phase as part of the acceleration of the development in the region. (PRF/EGA)