Jokowi Appoints Bos Bapanas As Acting Minister Of Agriculture To Replace Syahrul Yasin Limpo

Arief Prasetyo Adi (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially appointed the Head of the National Food Agency/NFA Arief Prasetyo Adi as acting (Plt) Minister of Agriculture. This appointment is in line with the resignation of Syahrul Yasin Limpo or SYL from the position.

"The replacement is still plt. The acting person is Mr. Arief Prasetyo, Head of the Food Agency," said Jokowi at the State Palace, Jakarta, Friday, October 6.

Jokowi also revealed the reason he chose Arief Prasetyo Adi as Acting Minister of Agriculture. He said this appointment was to make coordination easier.

"To be more coordinative, it makes it easier because usually we are Bulog, Food Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, this Minister of Trade always has to be one. So just consolidate it will make it easier. For me, that's all," he said.

Previously, it was reported that Syahrul Yasin Limpo chose to place his position as Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) in the midst of the alleged corruption case that ensnared him. This effort was made so as not to interfere with the achievements of the Ministry of Agriculture and cabinet performance at the end of President Jokowi's administration period.

Another factor related to the attitude taken by the NasDem politician was revealed by Syahrul Yasin Limpo who admitted that he was tired and had just returned from a working visit in Europe.

"I am dealing with the bilateral process, with the Minister of Italy, the Minister of Spain is assisting with FAO, with IFAT, with various things that feel that Indonesia needs to be helped in the context of climate change. world concerns also include Indonesia's concerns and one of the agreements at the FAO Forum is on our initiative that no country should be able to go its own way to deal with climate change. like what the President has always said and it has become world recommendations," said Syahrul in Jakarta, Thursday 5 October.

Sayhrul also asked to be given space to focus on the problems he was facing. According to him, the rent of activities he carried out, starting from the office in Europe to arriving in the country, met the call of the Mtero Jaya Police, draining his energy and mind.

"Therefore, I gave me a chance and I haven't had this rest because I was also questioned at the Regional Police and I feel really tired when I face all of this," he said.