YOGYAKARTA, NETRALNES.COM – Secretary of Special Region of Yogyakarta Gatot Saptadi has said that according to the information from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X and Kadipaten Pakualaman Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya (KGPAA) Paku Alam X will be inaugurated as Yogyakarta’s governor and vice governor on October 16, 2017 in Jakarta.

"The information is so (will be inaugurated) on 16," Gatot said, Thursday (10/5/2017), at Kepatihan, Yogyakarta.

Previously known, Sultan Hamengku Buwono X and KGPAA Paku Alam X have been re-established as governor and vice governor of Yogyakarta for the period 2017-2022 through a special plenary session of Yogyakarta House of Representatives, August 2, 2017. The determination mechanism is based on the Law of Specialty of Yogyakarta No. 13 of 2012.

It is described, although not yet received an official letter from the central government, according to information received, the inauguration of governor and vice governor of Special Region of Yogyakarta will be accompanied by the inauguration of the governor-vice governor of Jakarta Capital City. Jakarta governor term will end on October 15, 2017.

"So the inauguration will be after the term of (Jakarta Governor) office ended," he said.

Gatot said, during the wait for the inauguration process, it is necessary to fill the vacuum of governor and vice governor of Yogyakarta, which will expire on October 10, 2017.

The local government of Yogyakarta has sent the staff of the Bureau of Governance of Special Region of Yogyakarta into Ministry of Home Affairs to dig up information from the central government related to the vacuum policy.

"We put our friends there to handle it, whether there will be an extension of the governor's office, or the assignment of acting governor," he said.

Nevertheless, Gatot ensured that the inauguration process will not interfere with the running of the government within the Yogyakarta government. "In principle, the government will not be disturbed," he added.