Zulkifli Hasan Becomes Minister Of Trade, Association Of Market Traders: Welcome To The Jungle, Mr. Minister

President Jokowi gives a press statement after the inauguration of the minister/deputy minister reshuffle /Youtube Presidential Secretariat

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Market Traders Association (Ikappi) also welcomed Zulkifli Hasan, who had just been appointed as the Minister of Trade to replace Muhammad Lutfi.

Ikappi reminded that the current position of the Minister of Trade is quite complicated.

"IKAPPI has not been able to comment much on the new Minister of Trade but we would like to welcome the Minister to the jungle," said Abdullah Mansuri, Chairman of the Indonesian Market Traders Association (Ikappi), in a written statement, Wednesday, June 15.

Mansuri advised Zulkifli Hasan to side with traditional market traders, as well as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). He also asked Zulhas to strengthen domestic trade.

Mansuri said that occupying the position of Minister of Trade is not an easy thing at this time. Because there is a lot of homework that needs to be done.

One of them is the problem of cooking oil which has not been resolved since the beginning of the year.

"The Minister of Trade is a minister who is quite complicated. Because he is facing problems recently before Eid. Indeed, this cannot be resolved directly, but IKAPPI hopes that there will be national improvement, control and consolidation efforts to restore the domestic economy," he said.

For your information, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has officially inaugurated the General Chair of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Zulkifli Hasan and former TNI Commander Hadi Tjahjanto as ministers in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet at the State Palace today, Wednesday, June 15.

Zulkifli Hasan is now the Minister of Trade replacing M. Lutfi while Hadi Tjahjanto is the Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning (ATR) of the National Land Agency (BPN).

The inauguration ceremony began with singing Indonesia Raya. The invited guests, including the general chairmen of political parties, were also present at the event.

After Indonesia Raya was read out, the Deputy for Administrative Affairs of the Ministry of State Secretariat Nanik Purwanti read out Presidential Decree No. 64 P of 2022 concerning the Dismissal and Appointment of State Ministers for the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet for the 2019-2024 period.

"Appointed as state minister for the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet for the remaining term of office for the 2019-2024 period. Brother Zulkifli Hasan as Minister of Trade, respectively. Brother Hadi Tjahjanto as Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning and Head of the National Land Agency (BPN)," he said. Nanik read out a quote from the Presidential Decree that was set for Tuesday, June 15.