Jokowi's Controversy: Wrongly Speaking the Name of Padang Province in History Today, May 19, 2021

History today, five years ago, May 19, 2021, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) mispronounced the name of Padang Province which should have been West Sumatra Province. The confusion made Jokowi criticized and criticized. Jokowi's national vision was questioned.

Previously, the construction of instructors in the Jokowi era was massive. He then often reviewed the construction sites in various regions of the archipelago. Jokowi also reviewed the construction of the Trans Sumatra Toll Road for the Pekanbaru-Padang section.

Jokowi is known as a leader who often goes out and about in the village. However, Jokowi's efforts to go out and about in the village were mostly done when he was a regional leader. It's different when Jokowi becomes President of Indonesia.

Jokowi has encouraged development everywhere. This condition makes Jokowi often do blusukan to review the development. Jokowi's most memorable visit was to come to review the development of the Trans Sumatra Toll Road for the Pekanbaru-Padang section on May 19, 2021.

Jokowi also did not forget to give a speech by raising the theme of improving the inter-regional economy. A thing that makes people and goods mobility increase through the presence of toll roads. Jokowi considered that this condition would bring each region to be able to advance.

As a result, everything will contribute to Indonesia's economic growth. Not to mention Indonesia's increasingly high competitiveness. Jokowi's speech is almost perfect. However, Jokowi's speech was actually cut off by Jokowi's mispronunciation which revealed that the toll road connects two provinces.

The province that Jokowi mentioned was connecting Riau Province and Padang Province. The narrative was immediately criticized from here and there. There is no such thing as the Padang Province. Padang is only the capital of the West Sumatra Province.

"Both in Riau Province and in Padang Province, they will have good competitiveness, especially in order to compete with products from other countries," said Jokowi in a video titled 'LIVE: Review of the Trans Sumatra Toll Road, Pekanbaru-Padang Route, Pekanbaru City. -Padang, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekanbaru City, Pekan

Jokowi's statement regarding Padang Province echoed in the social media world. Criticism and condemnation to Jokowi came. Critics questioned Jokowi's capacity as President of Indonesia who should understand the provinces in Indonesia.

Other criticisms also came in which doubted Jokowi's national vision. The criticism arose because the Jokowi regime was known to have trapped the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employee, Novel Baswedan and friends to be able to strengthen the anti-corruption institution through the National Vision Test (TWK).

Many assume Jokowi himself will not pass the TWK if he cannot distinguish between which province and which provincial capital. However, the controversy is actually not new. Jokowi is considered to have slipped his tongue before. Jokowi once placed Ambawang Roast Pork (Bipang) as a homecoming souvenir that was controversial.

"National Vision is undeniable if this is the case ??? Riau Province, Padang Province," said Twitter/X account @NenkMonica, mocking Jokowi's statement, May 19, 2021.