Scholarship Became Campaign Material in Regional Election and Scholarship Management Angry

Pendais Baiq - Head of bidikmisi Scholarship Program at Halu Uleo University

Kendari – Head of Bidikmisi Scholarship of Halu Oleo University (UHO) Program, Pendais Haq, angry due to same people who carry on Bidikmisi Scholarship program as part material campaign in Regional Election 2020

Pendais explained that bidikmisi scholarship receiver is not related to political affiliation. Pendais deny issues that UHO bidikmisi scholarship program directed university student to a certain candidate in regional election especially in Muna District

“It was not really true. Especially if I threat to exclude them from bidikmisi scholarship program. It is really not true and slander” Pendais said in Kendari, Thursday (01/10)

Pendais asserted that all bidikmisi scholarhsip participant in UHO who encounter with regional election in seven districts of North Sulawesi, especially Muna District, allowed to express theirs freedom to choose according to their conscience. There is not conseqeunces to his status as bidikmisi scholarship receiver.

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“I am a lecturer and stay in Kendari and my town in Muna but I never directed bidikmisi student univeristy to choose one of candidate in regional election” Pendais added