Basuki Says Jokowi Will Move To IKN For The First Week Of September

PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono (Photo: Doc. VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) would start moving to the capital city of Nusantara (IKN), East Kalimantan, in the first week of September 2024.

Basuki said President Jokowi's move would adjust to the readiness for the construction of VVIP Airport at IKN.

"As far as I know, the President (Jokowi) will move if the airport operates in the first week of September," said Basuki when met at his office, Friday, August 23.

On the other hand, Basuki said that various infrastructure facilities were also ready to welcome Jokowi at IKN. For example, the Presidential Office, Garuda Palace, then the Ministerial Position Tax House (RTJM), which number is now 14 units and other projects are a number of ASN-Hankam Flats.

According to him, these various infrastructures are signs that IKN is ready to accommodate the move of the State Civil Apparatus (ASN).

"So (the development continues gradually). That's why the Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (Abdullah Azwar Anas), right (mentioning) this September there are 1,700 (ASN). In accordance with availability, 1,700 ASN have started to move," said Basuki.

He also emphasized that he would also move to IKN in September. Basuki admitted that he already had a temporary office at the MSME Gallery. The office is filled by the Ministry of PUPR and the IKN Authority.

Meanwhile, for various other ministries, said Basuki, later they will have an office with a sharing office scheme at a number of the Coordinating Ministry Offices in IKN that have been completed.

"It's at the office of the Coordinating Ministry for Availability. It's sharing office, but individually, per floor," he added.