Jambi, MC – Malang Mayor H. Moch. Anton attended the Gala Dinner of the 26th National Conference (Munas) of the Association of Indonesian City Governments (Apeksi) held in Jambi, Tuesday (7/XNUMX). The event, attended by all mayors throughout Indonesia, was held at the Tepian Ratu Ballroom. Convention Center.
Malang Mayor H. Moch. Anton along with the Regional Secretary of Malang City, Ir. Cipto Wiyono and several Heads of SKPD also attended the precious moment for the mayors.
Several top artists such as Ari Lasso and Iis Dahlia performed to entertain the Apeksi participants who will start the Apeksi National Conference agenda tomorrow, Wednesday (27/7).
The host of the Apeksi National Conference, namely the Mayor of Jambi, H. Syarif Fasya, ME along with the local Forkopimda ranks welcomed the arrival of the mayors.
In his speech, Syarif Fasya admitted that he was proud because Jambi City was appointed as the host of the Apeksi National Conference which is held every four years.
He said, in the agenda of the Apeksi National Conference, in addition to the election of a new general chairman, also discussed several matters related to the ins and outs of city government and will also provide recommendations for the National Conference. "Hopefully the recommendations from Jambi will be useful for Indonesia in the future," he said.
It is also explained, according to the data World Bank, as much as 60 percent of the world's population in 2025 will live in urban areas, of course this is a challenge for mayors inmanage his government well.
Meanwhile, Abah Anton, as the Mayor of Malang is often called, welcomed the Apeksi National Conference in Jambi City in 2016 positively because it would produce several important recommendations for city governments throughout Indonesia.
"Hopefully, the Apeksi National Conference will be beneficial for the City of Malang, and of course (Apeksi) is a forum for us to discuss several things related to the progress of a government," said Abah Anton.
"Malang City is also struggling so that next year (2017), it can be trusted to be the host. Therefore, we include several SKPDs to be able to be active in discussions at their work meetings," he added. (say/yon)
