Tag: Yayuk Basuki

Instead of returning to politics, former Jakarta governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama might try his hand in oil – and become a talk show host on television. The traffic circle is around 3.3 kilometers from Ahok’s previous office, City Hall. "The [new] office may not be big, but it would be sufficient," Teguh said on Tuesday as quoted by Antara. The lawyer also said that Ahok would sign a contract with a private television station to host a show after his release. Politics, however, is not completely off the table. “[Ahok] said, ‘If I return to politics, I will certainly join the PDI-P,” Djarot said at the time. Ahok started his political career in 2004 when he ran for the legislative council in his home province of Bangka Belitung. In 2012, he defected to the Gerindra Party, which backed his bid in the 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election with then-Surakarta mayor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. In 2016, Ahok signed a political contract with the PDI-P, which supported his reelection bid. (ggq)