Become A Minister Of Youth And Sports, Erick Thohir's Joke Reveals Short-Term Target: Take Care Of The Agency

JAKARTA - Erick Thohir officially served as Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. Carrying out a new task, Erick Thohir was immediately raised by questions about the steps and performance to be carried out.

Not wanting to be too serious, the man who also serves as the General Chairperson (Ketum) of PSSI actually joked about his short-term plans. After being inaugurated, Erick admitted that his short-term program was to take care of the body.

"Take care of the body because you have to do badminton again, swim again," said Erick Thohir in a statement after being inaugurated, Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

However, previously he also mentioned that details about his new assignment would only be discussed after the certificate (of handing over positions) was carried out. The certificate is planned to be carried out on Thursday, September 18, 2025.

"The priority was youth and sports. Tomorrow it will be sertijab. We will review what kind of thing to do later. That's what we have to do," said Erick Thohir about the job target.

With this new task, Erick Thohir explained that under his leadership, the youth sector will be a sector that will be more focused.

"So number one I got an assignment from the President (Prabowo). I am professional, of course, as an assistant to the President I am upright, where sometimes people forget, apart from sports, there are youths (to be taken care of)."

"This means that if we talk about the young man, there are 131 million youths who in the future this will become the basis of our own nation, which in the future we must build capability to be able to compete globally and love the country," said Erick Thohir.

Meanwhile, in the field of sports, Erick Thohir emphasized the importance of sports as a unifying tool for the nation.

"For self- Sports, of course, sports must be a tool for unifying the nation. Sports is an ambassador of the Indonesian nation in the world that must maintain and raise the dignity and dignity of the Indonesian nation."

"We must encourage sports in the future so that there are many competitions in the regions and centers for the development and economic growth of Indonesia."

"Human bases need a healthy body and healthy mind to build the nation," said Erick Thohir.