Jokowi Alludes To Plans For Cabinet Sessions In Nusantara Lesehan, IKN Task Force: Furniture Has Landed

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is said to be holding a cabinet meeting in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN) at the end of July.

Chairman of the Task Force (Satgas) for the Implementation of State Capital Infrastructure Development, Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Danis Sumadilaga ensured that the Presidential Office was ready for use.

"I got information from the State Secretariat, the furniture for the Presidential Office has landed and even given a photo," said Danis when met at the PUPR Ministry office, Friday, July 26.

Even so, Danis admitted that he did not know for sure the plans for the cabinet meeting.

"I don't know if that's the matter (planned cabinet meeting)," he said.

Previously, Jokowi responded to the news that he would hold a cabinet meeting at IKN, East Kalimantan.

Jokowi assessed that if the meeting facilities were ready, the trial would certainly be possible in the new capital city.

"Yes, if it's ready. If the seats don't exist yet, how do you want to sit? Sishan period? Lesehan cabinet hearing?" Jokowi told reporters at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Jakarta, Thursday, July 25.

The President said that he did not want to force the readiness of physical facilities at IKN to be completed quickly.

Because, if rushed he was worried that he would lower the quality of the building and interior of the room. The President reiterated that he would hold a meeting at IKN if the physical facilities for office and holding meetings in the archipelago were really ready.

"Everything, readiness at IKN and we don't want to force it which will reduce the quality of the interior, the quality of the building. No. As long as it's really ready, yes, I will enter," he said.