By: Ilham Kusuma) *
After Rohmamurzy was arrested by the KPK, the United Development Party (PPP) moved quickly to find the figure of the general chairman. The party bearing the Kaaba immediately appointed chairman of the Advisory Council Suharso Monoarfa as the executor of the new leadership. That is because Romi has been dismissed from his post after he wore an orange vest from the KPK.
Suharso Monoarfa was appointed as Acting Chairperson of the PPP Development Unity Party after Rommy was caught by the KPK.
However, a number of rejection of the inauguration of Suharso Monoarfa as PPP Chairperson still appeared ahead of the inauguration of Mukernas. Where the one who is keen to reject is PPP Chairperson Rudiman.
He stated that his refusal was based on the party’s statutes / articles of association which stated that the Chairperson must be held by someone who served as the deputy chairperson. Rudiman said that the fatwa that arose from the Chairperson of the Steering Board Maimoen Zubair or Mbah Moen was the one who made the DPP insist on appointing Suharso Monoarfa as PPP Chairperson.
PPP Wasekjen Achmad Baidowi had denied that the appointment of Monoarfa as Ketum was considered to violate the AD / ART. According to him, this was in accordance with the internal mechanism of the party.
Baidowi then referred to article 20 paragraph 1 of the PPP Articles of Association, which was written in the fatwa of the PPP Sharia Assembly that must be considered and carried out seriously. And it is Maimoen Zubair who currently heads the Sharia Assembly.
Article 20 Paragraph 1 states that the authority of the Sharia Council is to provide a fatwa concerning nationality, statehood which must be obeyed, observed and implemented by party management.
To fill the legal vacuum, there is a legal ijtihad by asking the opinion of the PPP Court as an internal justice institution.
In the daily meeting forum, mbah moen gave a fatwa “Suharso replaces Mas Romi”. Of the fatwa, of course there are those who agree and disagree.
This was denied by Rudiman who considered that the appointment of Monoarfa to become the PPP Chairperson was considered to have violated the AD / ART. According to him, Mbah Moen’s fatwa was more towards regulations such as the determination of halal and haram, not the election of a general chairman.
Rudiman himself believes that the wave of disagreement does not only arise from him, call it Rahman Yakub and Siti Nurmila. In addition, a number of DPW also said they did not agree and submitted names.
The results of the DPP Daily Meeting argued that Suhardu’s inauguration was based on an emergency approaching the April 17, 2019 General Election. However, Rudiman stressed that AD / ART still must be held as a basis.
Rudiman also assessed whether emergency or not, still must be guided by the AD / ART. Where there are other mechanisms if Suharso wants to become Chairperson, namely through the Conference.
In this case, of course the Party members should understand the contents and context of the PPP Statutes / By-Laws that have been formalized as a party guide in running their political organizations.
In an organization AD / ART can be used as a basis for working so that the performance of an organization is directed.
However, he acknowledged that Suharso Monoarfa was a person who possessed capable abilities and was one of the experienced PPP cadres. But in terms of AD / ART regulation, Suharso’s inauguration was stated to have violated AD / ART. Therefore Rudiman still asks the party to continue to enforce the Statutes / By-Laws.
He also said, party leaders who should have been appointed as Party Chairmen were one of the deputy chairmen. If no one is willing, then one of the DPP chairmen can be replaced.
At that time, he also considered that Mukernas, which was held last March, was proven to confirm Suharso as a PPP Chairperson, so it was also considered as violating the statutes / bylaws.
If it is proven that Suharso’s appointment is a form of violation of AD / ART, of course the internal PPP community must review the meaning of the articles written on the AD / ART so that the regulation is not interpreted.
In addition, party circles should also not need to fight for party positions, because after all all party members certainly have their respective roles in developing the party.
Surely all Party members must also show their good faith by complying with the agreed Statutes / By-Laws. Not seeking justification for the sake of political existence.
) * The author is a social political observer