JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) assessed that the transition from President-elect Prabowo Subianto's administration went smoothly.

"I am happy, since he was elected president, preparations for the inauguration are really going well in terms of work plans, programs, and others, the transistance is going well," he said at the BNI Investor Daily Summit 2024, Tuesday, October 8.

Jokowi added that Prabowo as president-elect, actively participates in important meetings, including in the preparation of the 2025 State Revenue and Expenditure Budget Plan (RAPBN), so that the plans for the flagship programs to be implemented are really well prepared.

"As an example for the 2025 RAPBN, I don't know how many Prabowo meetings with the Minister of Finance almost every week, every day I meet to prepare for it, meaning that this leadership transition will run smoothly, God willing, it will be smooth, so that after being inaugurated the president and the entire cabinet can immediately work quickly to implement existing programs, without any pause," he said.

Jokowi compared that when he had just served as president it took up to one and a half years to complete the transition.

While the current transition period is running well and smoothly.

"I 2014, it took 1 to 1.5 years to consolidate, meaning that 1 - 1.5 years of our time is lost. Therefore, I am very happy that the transition process for this government, which we hope will only have 12 days to go well and run smoothly," he said.

According to Jokowi, the transitional period of government that is running well and smoothly is very important to maintain public optimism in maintaining political and economic stability.


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