Issues on "Ahlul Halli wal'Aqdi" retaken up

Jombang, NU Online
The Jombang's NU Branch Board (PCNU) has proposed general chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama not to be elected by participants from various provincial and regency level boards that will participate in a much-awaited NU congress in Makassar ahead.

The PCNU, in this regard, has considered the importance of the general chairman position to be determined by what so-called as ahlul halli wal 'aqdi (such an authoritative lawmaking body).<>

"We OK the NU leader is Syuriyah (advisory board) while Tanfidziyah (executive board) serves as the (daily) executor," said chairman of the PCNU KH Isrofil Amar as discussing basic "AD/ART" regulations for the organization ahead of the Makassar congress over the weekend.

The mechanism of electing general chairman by the Ahlul Halli wal 'Aqdi, he said, was aimed at realizing the obedience of general chairman to Rais Aam (general chairman of the advisory board).

"So we propose general chairman (of the executive board) to be named by Ahlul Halli wal 'Aqdi," chairman of the advisory board of the PCNU KH ABdul Nashir Fattah said.

Formerly the Nahdlatul Ulama Regional Board (PWNU) of East Java also  proposed general chairman (tanfidziyah) of the Central Board of  Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) to be elected by Rais  Aam (general chairman of the advisory board) instead of being  elected by the NU congress participants.

"There are three options in electing the PBNU general chairman. But  we tend to choose the option stipulating the PBNU general chairman  to directly be elected by Rais Aam," deputy chairman of the PWNU  Sholeh Hayat told reporters over the weekend.

This mechanism, Sholeh said, was intended to realize the general  chairman obedience to Rais Aam, adding that the PWNU did not  want to see a possible disharmonious relationship between Rais  Aam and general chairman in the Nahdliyin-based organization.

For that reason, he said, the PWNU would call on all participants to  reconsider the importance of revising basic "AD/ART" regulations for  the organization in the NU congress which will be held in the next  few days. (yus)