Budi Karya claims he has never been ‘ignored’ by Jokowi as Minister of Transportation for 8 years

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi. (Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI)

JAKARTA - Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi admitted that during his tenure as a subordinate of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), he had never been ignored or ignored by Jokowi.

Budi said Jokowi was not the type of leader who exploded in reprimanding his subordinates.

On the other hand, he said, Jokowi's form showed his anger by silenced someone who irritated him.

"But, I'm lucky. If I'm angry, Mr. Jokowi is silent. I've never been criticized. So I'm grateful. If it'sdiemin, it's a sign that I'm angry," he said at the Transportation Sector Performance Achievement for 10 Years of Jokowi's Administration, at the Ministry of Transportation, Jakarta, Tuesday, October 1.

Unlike Jokowi, Budi admitted that he had two ways to reprimand his subordinates at the Ministry of Transportation.

He said that he also sometimes silenced his subordinates as a form of showing his reprimand.

"But, if I'm here, I'm combinatorial. Sometimes I'm accompanied, sometimes I curse. Sumatran people are about it," he said.

For your information, Budi Karya Sumadi served as Minister of Transportation for two terms or 8 years of President Jokowi's leadership.

Budi Karya was first appointed as Minister of Transportation on July 27, 2016 replacing Ignasius Jonan in the Jokowo-Jusuf Kalla government. Then, Budi was re-appointed as Minister of Transportation in 2019 until now in the Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin government.