JAKARTA - Founder of the Survey Institute for the Indonesian Public Opinion and Study Group (KedaiKOPI), Hendri Satrio, responded to public pressure about the reshuffle of a number of ministers in the Red and White Cabinet. He considered that the trigger for the pressure was a communication problem for ministers who often caused polemics.
"So now the people are echoing the most, when is the reshuffle? I am sure there is unrest in the community about the actions of the ministers of Pak Prabowo, especially in the field of communication. There are frequent blunders or communication submissions that make people restless," said the man who is familiarly called Bung Hensa while talking to Eddy Wijaya on the EdShareOn podcast which aired on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
According to Bung Hensa, the public's assessment of the minister in the Prabowo-Gibran cabinet is in accordance with the facts. One of them can be seen from the pros and cons of the decision of the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian which included 4 islands near Singkil Regency, Aceh, to the North Sumatra region, although finally the four islands were returned to Aceh. Especially the last one is the island debate in Sumatra or Aceh. There are many things that are often conveyed by the ministers, Mr. Prabowo," he said.
The push for a cabinet reshuffle will strengthen again ahead of one year of President Prabowo Subianto's administration which falls in October 2025. If done, this will be the second reshuffle after the removal of Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro from the seat of Minister of Education and Higher Education, Saintek on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. Prabowo has also confirmed that he will remove corrupt and disobedient officials to the state during a speech on the commemoration of the Birthday of Pancasila, Monday, June 2, 2025.
The performance of a number of ministers is also a record for a number of institutions such as the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios). In his survey in January 2025, Celios mentioned five ministers with poor performance, namely the Minister of Human Rights (HAM) Natalius Pigai, Minister of Cooperatives Budi Arie Setiadi, Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia, and Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions Yandri Susanto.
Bung Hensa asked Prabowo to reconsider the sustainability of these ministers in the Red and White cabinet, although most of them came from the Joko Widodo regime. If we look at the polemics because they used to be the ministers of Mr. Jokowi. (For example) Bahlil, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Budi Arie, Mr. Tito.
Then there are also some that are allegedly pushed by Pak Jokowi, for example Maruarar Sirait (Minister of Housing), and others. So why don't Pak Prabowo change? " he said.
Nevertheless, Bung Hensa said, President Prabowo certainly has an objectivity in assessing the performance of his ministers. It was proven that when Prabowo made his assessment of the performance of his assistants in front of a number of journalists and the Editor-in-Chief (Pemred) media some time ago. "When he met the Pemred, he judged that (the performance) was only 6. What is clear is that he wanted 7, or 8 and he was objective in saying that," said the Doctoral Drop in the Research and Management Sector, University of Bina Nusantara.
The political communication analyst also believes that the possibility of political support from the previous regime will not prevent Prabowo from cleaning up his cabinet, although it will be done slowly. "Pak Prabowo understands very well what he wants, and he knows how to thank you," said Bung Hensa.
Red And White Cooperatives Must Match Village Community Data
KedaiKopi founder Hendri Satrio regretted that the government did not have data in the form of complete profiles of villages throughout Indonesia. According to him, this data is very important to adjust the needs of the village community towards national programs, especially the Red and White Cooperative (KMP) which was inaugurated by the Prabowo-Gibran Government since July 21.
"We are talking about the Red and White Cooperative. It turns out that we don't have the 80 thousand village profile data. That means, it's not just the name of village A, but how many people is this village A? What do you do? What needs? So it can be adjusted to the cooperative," said Bung Hensa to Eddy Wijaya.
Bung Hensa said the Red and White Cooperative (KMP) was very good because it aspired to improve the welfare of rural communities and sub-districts through strengthening the economy based on mutual cooperation and independence. However, if the data is not available, it will be prone to problems. When it comes to data, I'm also surprised, I think BPS has it, I think BKKBN has it, or the Ministry? It turns out that it doesn't have it," said the General Chairperson of IKA FIKOM, Padjadjaran University.
The academician who was born in Jakarta, May 23, 1978, then suggested that the program be accompanied by a clear business plan. This is important to maintain bad possibilities such as the failure of the village community to return the loan obtained from KMP. This is big money, right, just imagine Rp3 to 5 billion. So that's right, the DPR asked, where is the business plan? Don't let them borrow can't return it, it's finally confiscated," he said.
Bung Hensa hopes that the government will make this program a priority driver for improving community comprehensive data as a national program. "Indeed, our fundamental data must be resolved, it must be corrected," he said.
Who Is Eddy Wijaya Really, Here's The Profile
The figure of Eddy Wijaya is a podcaster who was born on August 17, 1972. Through the @EdShareOn YouTube account, Eddy interviewed many national figures ranging from state officials, legal experts, political experts, national politicians, to Indonesian celebrities. The man with the characteristics of the right cheek dimple is also a nationalist who is a struggling activist for discriminated and social observers by helping the community through the Wijaya Peduli Bangsa foundation.
He is also active in sports by serving as Daily Chair of the Indonesian Horseed Sports Association (Pordasi) Pacu and has also served as Deputy Chairperson of the All-Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) East Jakarta. His ideas were formed because of his hard work to be independent from the age of 13 years until his success as he is now. For Eddy, the world of work is not as smooth as imagined, failure and rejection are commonplace. This is what makes him hold on to the tagline Success is only a matter of time. (ADV)
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