IKN Development Budget Blocked, Bahlil: Presidential Target 2028 Continues To Move

JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources and General Chair of the Golkar Party DPP, Bahlil Lahadalia, said President Prabowo Subianto was still targeting the transfer of the government center to the capital city of the archipelago or IKN in East Kalimantan in 2028.

The statement was made when responding to the blocking of the IKN development budget.

"As far as we know, this IKN is still the target of the President, in 2028 we will move to the New Capital City in IKN, we have moved," Bahlil told reporters, Saturday, February 8.

All processes or stages of completion of IKN development are said to continue to run. However, regarding the mechanism, the Ministry of Public Works (PU) is authorized to explain.

"Well, what kind of strategy is the settlement, it's in the Ministry of Public Works. So, we can't explore it too much, don't feel like because the chairman of the party all understands, not really," said Bahlil.

Previously, the 7th President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo or Jokowo, had also responded to the blocking of the IKN development budget. According to him, this matter is more questionable to the current government.

"Ask the head of the authority, ask the government yes," said Jokowi.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Public Works, Dody Hanggodo, said that the realization of the budget for the construction of the capital city of Nusantara (IKN) in 2025 was still blocked so that no new development had been carried out. However, the progress of the construction of the IKN mega project has touched 87 percent.

Dody said that currently the Ministry of Public Works does not have a budget for the implementation of IKN development.

"There seems to be no realization of the IKN budget. Our budget is blocked all. The budget is not there, the progress is to buy lunch, Mr. Minister. That's the progress," said Dody after a working meeting with Commission V of the DPR at the Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Thursday, February 6.