Basuki Hadimuljono Officially Inaugurated As Head Of The IKN Authority

Basuki Hadimuljono officially serves as Head of the IKN Authority. Photo: Capture Screen/YouTube Presidential Secretariat

President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated Basuki Hadimuljono as Head of the Archipelago Capital Authority (OIKN) at the State Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

Basuki is the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) and the Acting Chief of OIKN in the era of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) leadership.

This inauguration is based on the Presidential Decree (Keppres) of the Republic of Indonesia Number 151/P of 2024 concerning the Appointment of the Head of OIKN which was set in Jakarta on November 4, 2024.

The inauguration ceremony was opened with the national anthem Indonesia Raya and the reading of the Presidential Decree by the Deputy for Apparatus Administration of the Ministry of State Secretariat Nanik Purwanti.

Then, Prabowo led the oath of promise that Basuki participated in.

"That I will be loyal to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and will carry out all laws and regulations as straight as possible for the sake of my service to the nation and state," said Prabowo followed by Basuki as seen on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Tuesday, November 5.

"That in carrying out my duties, I will uphold the ethics of my position, work as well as possible with a full sense of responsibility," the President dictated the oath of office.

After that, Basuki headed to the signing table for the minutes, followed by Prabowo who also signed.

Previously, Basuki submitted a plan in the future after he was no longer the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR). Basuki admitted that he was given the mandate to serve as Head of the Archipelago Capital Authority (OIKN) definitively.

"I'm not preceding this, but according to Mr. Setneg and Mr. Jokowi I'm still at OIKN," said Basuki at the PUPR Ministry Office, Jakarta, Monday night, October 21.

His position as Acting Head of OIKN has been completed. Basuki's process as Head of the definitive OIKN is being managed by the Ministry of State Secretariat.