Many Cadres Want Megawati To Return To The Position Of Party Chairman, PDIP: Because It Is Still Very Needed

Chairman of the PDI-P Central Executive Board (DPP) Deddy Yevri Sitorus/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOi

Chairman of the Central Executive Board (DPP) of the PDI-P (PDIP) Deddy Yevri Sitorus said that many cadres who were members of the provincial and district/city level DPRD voiced their desire for Megawati Soekarnoputri to return to the party chairman in the next period.

This was revealed during the technical guidance (bimtek) of legislators from the PDIP faction at JIExpo Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. According to Deddy, the cadres still need Megawati to lead the party bearing the bull symbol.

"There are many aspirations so that Megawati will return to lead the PDI-P because it is still very much needed," said Deddy, Friday, January 24.

However, Deddy emphasized that the technical guidance held today has no intention of consolidating or gathering cadres to prepare for Congress IV which will be held in April.

Currently, PDIP is being hit by the issue of changing the general chairman. In fact, Megawati also admitted that she heard the news that certain parties wanted to seize the position of chairman of the PDIP.

"There is no relationship with the congresses," said Deddy.

In today's technical guidance, PDIP presents 3,214 members of the provincial and district/city DPRDs whose factions are in the 2024-2029 period. Thousands of cadres who are now representatives of the people are briefed on various matters, ranging from governance supervision to regional financial management.

PDIP also presented a number of sources from external parties to the party, one of which was Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani.

"Indeed, the materials presented are so that friends in the regions understand the process of government, finance, and also understand how to carry out their functions properly," he explained.

PDIP, continued Feddy, needs to hold consolidation for members of the legislature. This is because 50 percent of DPRD members throughout Indonesia have never served as members of the legislature in the past period.

"If you look at it, 50 percent of district and provincial DPRD members, those are new faces of young children who have just joined the party, so it is necessary to provide them with more ammunition, first and so on, there will be further training for those who are members of the legislature in the regions and provinces," he added.