ABDURRAHMAN Wahid, or Gus Dur as he is more familiarly known, should have learnt from Raden Bagus Permana Agung Drajattun. In April 2000, when Gus Dur was still president, he tried to replace Permana as Director General of Customs & Excise. Gus Dur put forward Eddy Abdurrachman—who at that time was customs and excise chief in East Java. This failed. Gus Dur then put forward a new candidate: Noegroho Djayoesman (who at that time was the Jaka