AGUSRIN Maryono Najamuddin, chairman of the Democrat Party in Bengkulu, lost all hopes of staying in office as governor of the province in Central Sumatra last week when the Central Jakarta District Court rejected his plea that it drop corruption charges against him.

Najamudin, a businessman turned politician, was elected governor of Bengkulu in July last year. With Junaidi Hamzah as a running mate, Najamudin was jointly fielded by his party and