If Only PAN Accommodates, Observer: So, If You Want 1,000 Times To Reshuffle Jokowi's Cabinet, The Performance Of Jokowi's Cabinet Is Still Normal

JAKARTA - The issue of a cabinet reshuffle has resurfaced. In response to this issue, political communication observer from Esa Unggul University, Jamiluddin Ritonga, assessed that a cabinet reshuffle is not important if the goal is only to accommodate certain parties, such as the National Mandate Party. (PAN) who recently joined the government. "There is no need for a reshuffle if the replacement minister is an ordinary person. It means, the reshuffle is only more on the political aspect to accommodate people who have contributed to Jokowi who have not been given positions. I think that PAN is useless, because it could damage the solidity of the existing cabinet," said Jamiluddin when contacted by VOI, Sunday, September 12. However, he continued, if the reshuffle was to improve the cabinet's performance, of course it would be highly supported even though it was carried out in the midst of a pandemic. With a note, said Jamiluddin, his successors are indeed extraordinary people. "Jokowi himself always says he doesn't like mediocrity. Well, he should prove it by choosing ministerial candidates so that his cabinet is not an ordinary person. ," said Jamiluddin. "If that's what he chooses, I'm optimistic that Jokowi's cabinet will be able to deal with the impact of COVID-19. But if it's mediocre, I think it's actually a relatively futile job," he continued. President Jokowi has chosen a new minister to replace an underperforming minister, his figure must have more integrity and capability than the ministers in the current Advanced Indonesia Cabinet. According to him, if the reshuffle is only carried out to accommodate PAN, then the Jokowi-Ma'ruf cabinet reshuffle thousands of times will not experience improvement. "I'm afraid the reshuffle will only accommodate PAN. only. And it will leave the image that Jokowi can only reshuffle but his performance is just like that, "concluded Jamiluddin.