At a coordination meeting of the Home Affairs Ministry in Jakarta on Monday, the minister stated that the replacement would be consistent with the instruction issued by President Joko Widodo earlier at the State Palace, Jakarta, on October 30.
"Mr President has also emphasized that underperforming leaders could be replaced with caretakers any time," Karnavian remarked.
He also spoke of having removed several regional leaders from their positions on account of their inability to control the rate of inflation.
"I have replaced several leaders, and I will continue to do that," he emphasized.
Hence, the minister called on leaders in all regions across Indonesia to pay close attention to the issues related to inflation rate.
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has revealed that rice constituted the most significant contributor to the national inflation rate that was recorded at 2.56 percent year on year in October 2023.
The inflation rate recorded in October was reflected in the increase in the consumer price index (CPI), from 112.75 in October 2022 to 115.64 in October this year.
Furthermore, the BPS showed that as many as 54 cities recorded a score of CPI higher than the rate of national inflation.
The highest inflation rate, at 5.43, was recorded in Tanjung Pandan City, Bangka Belitung Islands Province.
In the city, the air transport tariff contributed 1.15 percent to the inflation rate, followed by 0.98 percent from fresh fish, 0.91 percent from rice, 0.31 percent from filtered clove cigarettes, and 0.23 percent from purebred chicken meat.
Other cities and districts that recorded high inflation rates are Sumenep, with 5.29 percent; Merauke, 4.89 percent; Luwuk, 4.25 percent; Kotabaru, 4.12 percent; and Maumere, 4.07 percent. Meanwhile, Jayapura City, Papua Province, recorded the lowest inflation rate of only 1.43 percent.
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Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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