Get The Task Of Helping To Realize Self-Sufficiency, Erick Thohir Doesn't Want To Be Forgotten Infrastructure

SOE Minister Erick Thohir (photo: dock. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir admitted that he did not want the infrastructure sector to be forgotten in pursuing food, energy and downstream self-sufficiency tasks from President Prabowo Subianto.

This was conveyed by Erick after meeting with the Minister of Public Works Dody Hanggodo at the Ministry of SOEs Office, Jakarta, Friday, November 15.

Erick said the discussion about this infrastructure had been started since the briefing of the Red and White Cabinet (KMP) in Magelang some time ago.

"Because we are burdened with things that we have to do, we have to make sure that the President's program regarding self-sufficiency is food, there is downstreaming, sometimes the infrastructure is forgotten," said Erick.

Furthermore, Erick said infrastructure is the key to pursuing Indonesia's target of achieving self-sufficiency.

"Well, this is why we do how infrastructure is the key to the success of self-sufficiency in energy, downstream and food," he said.

According to Erick, infrastructure progress can provide extensive benefits. For example, in terms of logistics costs. He said the current high logistics costs could be cheaper.

"Because indeed with that infrastructure we can suppress all logistics costs at ports, at airports, on toll roads, or in buildings, roads in the area," he explained.

Meanwhile, Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo said his meeting with Erick Thohir was a follow-up to previous talks. Moreover, the work support of the Ministry of Public Works is a construction BUMN.

"So we actually have continued coordination, we as users of the Minister of SOEs as managers, we convey that so far our backbone is indeed companies from BUMN Karya," he said.

Dody said the restructuring program was related to the BUMN Karya consolidation plan. He said Erick's plan in BUMN is proof of the implementation of President Prabowo Subianto's directives.

"Restructuring programs in pickmarks so that we understand, we can actually follow whatever the SOE minister is pursuing in accordance with the direction of the President. If we only focus smallly on infrastructure, if Mr. Erick is from interconnection infrastructure and all kinds of things," he said.