The Ministry Of PUPR Admits That They Have Met The Prabowo-Gibran Transition Team

JAKARTA - The Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka Synchronization Task Force Team is said to have met with the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR). So, what are discussed?

Information on the meeting was disclosed by the Secretary General of the Ministry of PUPR Mohammad Zainal Fatah.

Even so, he admitted that he did not know when the meeting was held.

"It should have been done," said Zainal Fatah when met at his office, Friday, June 28.

On the other hand, Zainal Fatah admitted that he did not know the contents of the discussion, discussion, programs and infrastructure projects discussed between the two parties.

However, he believes, the transition team certainly has a list of which programs will be prioritized to run at the beginning of the government.

"Yes, surely they have friends from the transition team who have priority to discuss earlier," he said.

When asked further whether the meeting was specific to discuss the budget for the development of the capital city of Nusantara (IKN), Zainal Fatah did not comment further.

As for the budgeting for the PUPR Ministry's programs which will be continued next year, said Zainal Fatah, this has been reported to the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas and the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu). The submission was made formally at the DPR on June 6, 2024.

"As reported in the DPR yesterday. As for our (infrastructure) budget, right, we are talking about the formal DPR yesterday," he added.

Previously, a member of the Finance Division of the Prabowo-Gibran Government Synchronization Task Force Team, Thomas Djiwandono, admitted that he had met with the Ministry of Finance intensely for two months.

"I and the economic team have been working closely with the Ministry of Finance for almost two months, Minister, Deputy Minister, Director General-Dirjen and so on. So, this is a process that is actually natural and synchronized," he said at a press conference on the latest economic fundamental conditions and the 2025 State Budget plan, Monday, June 24.

Thomas said that his party had a meeting last week with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and the elected president Prabowo Subianto.

He underlined that there is no difference between Jokowi and Prabowo.

"So, so far I have to underline that there is no gap between President Jokowi and President-elect Prabowo," he said.