Ade Armando: I Withdraw Support If Jokowi Is Proven To Be Corruption & Fake Certificate

Eddy Wijaya and Ade Armando. (Doc Eddy Wijaya)

JAKARTA - Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) politician, Ade Armando said he would withdraw his statement of support to former President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) if he was proven corrupt or guilty in a fake diploma case. He considered that the act could not be tolerated so that it would change his perspective on the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia.

"If it is proven that his diploma is fake, I will say, I regret that all this time he (Jokowi) believed in him (Jokowi), it turns out that he lied. And because of that, my perspective will change which (formerly I said) 'living to Jokowi' will no longer be there, I will withdraw that sentence. Likewise, if he is corrupt, I will withdraw my support for him,' Ade said while talking to Eddy Wijaya on the EdShareOn podcast which aired on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.

According to Ade, the statement was deliberately conveyed to prove his seriousness in defending the biological father of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka. According to Ade, his support for Jokowi was based on the belief that the former governor of Jakarta was not corrupt and involved in fake diplomas. "I am one of many people who are loyal to Pak Jokowi, and we can be called hardliners, yes, hardline. Of course, the word living' is like this, if necessary we have to fight to lose our lives to win Mr. Jokowi, of course," he said.

The defamation case related to the alleged fake diploma of President Joko Widodo has continued to hold in the community for the last few years. Even a number of parties who made the allegations have been questioned at the Polda Metro Jaya. Ade Armando is Jokowi's camp who visited the National Police Headquarters to ask Polda Metro Jaya to thoroughly investigate the case.

Ade explained that Jokowi is one of the nation's leaders who deserves support because he is able to answer the problems that occur in Indonesia. I feel Jokowi is the answer to, maybe hope, the dream of hundreds of millions of Indonesians who have wanted Indonesia to become a prosperous, prosperous country, but also democracy that respects human rights," said the graduate of the doctoral program of the University of Indonesia (UI).

The Lecturer of the Communication Sciences Master Program at Pelita Harapan University is optimistic that Jokowi will not fall into any cases including fake diplomas and corruption. "But as long as that is not proven, and it looks like it will not be proven, I will remain a loyalist of Pak Jokowi," said Ade.

PSI politician, Ade Armando, rejected the news that President Prabowo Subianto deliberately removed state officials from Jokowi's supporters in his government through a cabinet reshuffle. According to him, the reshuffle of a number of ministers is natural and will get approval from various circles.

"It's reshuffled because it's worth it. I think everyone will agree with the decision to dismiss a number of these ministers. It's not important that he came from Jokowi's camp or not," said Ade to Eddy Wijaya.

The politician who was born in Jakarta, September 24, 1961, explained that the issue of Prabowo removing Jokowi's people was deliberately created by certain parties to damage the relationship between Prabowo and Jokowi.' So the issue of Jokowi or Geng Solo in my opinion is made up, a narrative that was deliberately created to build framing that there was actually a problem with the relationship between Pak Prabowo and Pak Jokowi," said Ade.

Ade also rejected the news that Jokowi had entrusted a number of people to serve in strategic positions in the Prabowo-Gibran Government. Including his whereabouts, who are now the commissioner of PLN Nusantara Power, a subsidiary of PLN. Jokowi never entrusted anyone to President Prabowo in the current cabinet determination. So some of the names mentioned as Jokowi's people, like Mas Budi Arie, are not because of Pak Jokowi's deposit but because they are not qualified, yes. That Pak Prabowo withdraws it (reshuffle) can be for various other reasons," he said.

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 the field of sports by serving as the Daily Chair of the All-Indonesian Equestrian Sports Association (Pordasi) Pacu and has also served as Deputy Chairperson of the All-Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) East Jakarta. Eddy also serves as the Advisory Board of the Social Association of Marga Tionghoa Indonesia, the 2022-2026 term of service. 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 common. This is what makes him hold fast to the tagline Success is only a matter of time.