PEKANBARU – The end of the term of the Special Olympic Indonesia (SOina) Riau Province management on January 11, 2025 after going through a previous 2×6 month extension, the Soina Riau Regency/City Forum wrote to PP Soina to appoint a Caretaker and hold the Soina Riau Musprov as soon as possible. The City Forum, coordinated by the Chairperson of SOIna Pekanbaru, asked the SOIna Central Management not to continue issuing the SK for the Extension of the Term of Service of the SOIna Riau Management anymore, because this has the potential to violate the SOIna Articles of Association and Bylaws (AD/ART).
The potential violation of the SOIna Articles of Association and Bylaws was revealed in the Letter of Statement of Position of the SOIna Riau City/District Forum Towards the SOIna Riau Provincial Conference.
The letter dated January 11, 2025 was addressed to the Chairperson of the SOIna Central Management and copied to the Governor of Riau cq Dispora of Riau Province, SOIna City/District Commanders throughout Riau Province and Aspac SOIna.
The letter was also signed by the Chairperson of the SOIna Riau City/District Forum Towards the SOIna Riau Provincial Conference Abdul Khair Ssos and the Secretary of the SOIna Riau City/District Forum Towards the SOIna Riau Provincial Conference Darma Wilis SH.
Not only that, the letter was also signed by SOIna Riau Advisor M Jakfar MPd, SOIna Kuasing Chairperson Imam Maulana Saleh SH, SOIna Meranti Islands Regency Chairperson Suardi SPd, SOIna Rohul Palus SPd, SOIna Rohil Regency Chairperson Hilmayuni Amd and SOIna Pelalawan Regency Chairperson Abdullah MPd.
“The management of Special Olympic Indonesia (SOlna) Riau Province for the 2020-2024 period has ended in February 2024, and has been extended for 2×6 months through the Decree of the Central Management of SOlna Number SK 03/PP.Soina/-2024, concerning the extension of the term of office and replacement of the interim management of SOlna Riau Province for the 2020-2025 term, based on the submission letter of the SOlna Riau Provincial Management, where the extension and Interim Replacement (PAW) did not go through the approval of the SOlna Riau Regency/City Management and also did not go through the SOlna Riau Provincial Deliberation as mandated in the SOlna Articles of Association mentioned above, so that the management of the SOlna Riau Provincial Management since the extension was set on January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025 has the potential to violate the SOlna Articles of Association in 2023,” said the SOIna Riau City/Regency Management Forum Towards SOIna Riau Provincial Conference in the letter.
Furthermore, in the letter, the SOIna Riau City/Regency Forum Towards the SOIna Riau Provincial Conference also stated that in order to prevent further administrative matters in accordance with the SOIna 2023 AD ART, we ask the SOIna Central Management not to continue the extension and PAW of the SOIna Riau Management which ends on January 1, 2025, but to appoint a Caretaker to carry out the SOIna Riau Provincial Conference as soon as possible.
“Continuation of management without the SOIna Riau Provincial Conference could potentially cause errors in the use of the 2025 SOIna Riau grant funds, because the SOIna Riau Province management without the Conference is currently considered to be dismissed or null and void because it is contrary to the SOIna 2023 AD ART,” he continued in the letter.
In addition, the forum also revealed the lack of coaching in the Riau Regency/City Government and the lack of deliberation in strategic decision-making in the management of SOlna Riau Province, which caused SOlna Riau to run without direction.
“Then, in our opinion, it is necessary to hold a deliberation like our statement of position so that SOlna Riau can again run the organization as envisioned by the founders of SOlna Riau and the SOlna 2023 AD ART,” said the Forum in its letter.
Separately, the Chairperson of SOIna Riau, Hj Novilia SE, when confirmed by Urbannews.id, Friday (24/1/2025) afternoon regarding the points in the SOIna Riau City/Regency Government Forum’s Statement of Position Towards the SOIna Riau Provincial Conference, only provided a short statement.
“We are processing it,” she told Urbannews.id via Whatsapp Messenger. When asked what process she meant, Novilia replied again, “In the process of responding to the news.”
Urbannews.id further confirmed whether it was true that the PAW SOIna Riau Management violated the SOIna Articles of Association and Bylaws, Novilia denied it. “We are in accordance with the rules,” she said.
However, when asked what rules and articles were the reference for the PAW SOIna Riau Management, Novilia again answered briefly. “Just wait for our answer,” she wrote briefly.
Separately, SOIna Secretary General Kristijani Kirana when confirmed by Urbannews.id, Friday (1/24/2025) regarding the SOIna Riau City/Regency Forum’s Statement of Position Towards the SOIna Riau Provincial Conference did not provide any information. “I’m just on the train. I apologize,” he said.
Of the same opinion, SOIna General Chair Warsito Ellwein when confirmed by Urbannews.id, Friday (1/24/2025) regarding the same matter, did not answer at all.(*)
