PDIP Insinuated That The Minister Of Economy Is Busy Running For Presidential Candidates, Golkar: Airlangga Is Professional, The Economy Is Growing

JAKARTA - The chairman of the Golkar Party DPP Dave Akbarshah Fikarno or Dave Laksono, opened his voice about the satire of the PDIP DPP chairman Said Abdullah who suggested that the minister for the economic sector should resign if he wanted to focus on running for the 2024 presidential election.

It is known that the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto is the General Chair of Golkar who will be nominated as president in the upcoming 2024 presidential election.

Dave emphasized that all this time Airlangga had worked professionally and carried out his duties well as Jokowi's minister. In fact, he said, the national economy is currently experiencing growth.

"Pak Airlangga carries out his duties well and professionally. This is proven by positive economic growth in the midst of a pandemic, budget absorption, especially in the PEN (national economic recovery) sector, is going well," said Dave to reporters, Wednesday, November 10.

Dave explained that Airlangga was never busy with the presidential candidate. Because, according to him, it was the banyan cadres who asked Airlangga to run in the 2024 presidential election.

"Mr. Airlangga was asked by all Golkar cadres to run in the 2024 presidential election later. So it's not the other way around, the ones who are fighting are Golkar cadres throughout Indonesia," he explained.

Dave also explained about the picture of Airlangga plastered on billboards related to the 2024 presidential election. He said the billboards were installed by each cadre in the region.

"The one who installed each cadre in the area," said Dave.

Previously, the chairman of the PDIP DPP Said Abdullah, satirized the ministers of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) who were too busy taking care of the presidential candidate. In fact, there is a minister whose face is said to be showing on a bank ATM.

"I found a conflict of interest, a minister for the economy posted a video of himself on the Himbara bank ATM screen, I think this is not good," Said told reporters, Tuesday, November 9.

Said Abdullah said President Jokowi's face should be displayed at the Himbara bank ATM. If a minister is showing, he calls it a conflict of interest.

"It is appropriate that President Joko Widodo, not himself, is installed on the ATM screen. Because he is only an assistant to the president. This is just a small example of the conflict of interest," said Said.

The ministers in charge of the state economy are Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto, Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir, Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang, Minister of National Development Planning/Head of National Development Planning Agency, Suharso Monoarfa, and Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut BInsar Pandjaitan.