Rumors Marshal Hadi Will Become Jokowi's Minister After Retiring, Worth Or Not?
JAKARTA - TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto will end his term of office or retire this November. Moreover, General Andika Perkasa has been approved by the DPR to become the new TNI Commander.
Andika is just waiting for President Joko Widodo to be sworn in. Today, Monday, November 8, General Andika was invited by Commission I of the DPR to attend a plenary meeting in Parliament.
At the same time, there was an issue that Marshal Hadi was predicted to become Jokowi's minister and enter the ranks of the Advanced Indonesia cabinet.
So, is it appropriate for Marshal Hadi to become one of Jokowi's ministers?
Deputy Chairman of Commission I of the DPR Abdul Kharis Almasyhari was reluctant to comment on whether or not Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto was appointed as a minister in Jokowi's government.
"We cannot comment on that," said Kharis after visiting General Andika Perkasa's residence, Sunday, November 7.
"That's up to the president," said the PKS politician.
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Marshal Hadi in Observer's View
The Executive Director of the Young Visionary Movement (Gemuvi), Theofilus Mian Parluhutan, assessed that Marshal Hadi was worthy of being one of Jokowi's ministers. Because, while serving as the Commander of the TNI, Hadi was a chivalrous officer who was loyal to the Republic of Indonesia. In fact, according to him, the role of the TNI in the early days of the pandemic was very prominent.
"There are many achievements and services to the country that Marshal Hadi made during his tenure as TNI Commander. One of them is his success in leading the TNI in assisting the handling of the new coronavirus (COVID-19)," said Teofilus, Friday, November 5.
At that time, he continued, the pick-up and quarantine process for the 238 Indonesian citizens from Wuhan, China, used facilities belonging to the Raden Sadjad Air Force Base in Natuna, Riau Islands. the corona pandemic," explained Theophilus. According to Theophilus, under Hadi's leadership, the TNI has carried out various activities that benefit the community, especially in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. "The 'Vaccination Assault' program shows that the role of TNI soldiers is very vital, because they are able to penetrate areas that are in fact difficult to reach," he said.
In addition, Teofilus assessed, while under the command of the former Inspector General of the Ministry of Defense, the active role of the TNI also received very good appreciation from the public.
He said the TNI's efforts to control the pandemic in each region and maintain state sovereignty were in line with the TNI's image which reached 95.5 percent. This figure, said Theofilus, is better than a number of other high state institutions.
"All of this should be appreciated and of course this can happen partly because of the hard work of the TNI Commander, Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto," he said. 2024. Or Hadi, he said, could sit as Chief of Staff to the President or Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia.
"The figure of Mr. Hadi who is professional and upright to the leadership is very appropriate to be an assistant to President Jokowi to replace ministers who only work on personal interests and have ambitions to think about the 2024 presidential election," concluded Teofilus.
On the other hand, Muslim political observer Arbi believes that Marshal Hadi is not worthy of being given a post after retiring. Because according to him, there is no outstanding achievement that deserves to be proud of the commander who will have a birthday on November 8th.
"During his tenure as TNI commander, there were no outstanding achievements," said Muslim, Sunday, November 7.
The Director of the Movement for Change explained that this can be seen from a number of events that have become a national threat. Where said Muslim, there is no concrete solution from Hadi Tjahjanto. For example, in the case of the Natuna Waters, which has been repeatedly harassed by Chinese ships.
"There was no sound when maritime sovereignty in Natuna was undermined by PRC ships," explained Muslim.
In fact, he continued, there was no sound of Commander Hadi, the Nanggala 402 sinking. "To honor the Navy soldiers who died at the bottom of the ocean was not heard," he said.
In addition, added Muslim, Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto also seemed silent in responding to public issues regarding the rise of the PKI. He did not even hum the invitation to watch the G30S/PKI film. "Even facing an armed rebellion in Papua, there is no clear attitude. Perhaps there is no visible achievement to be proud of to be given a post after retirement," concluded Muslim.