Bambang Brodjonegoro Said This to Prabowo Not Yet Visiting the IKN Despite Being President for a Month

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JAKARTA - Prabowo Subianto has served as President of the Republic of Indonesia for 1 month since he was inaugurated on Sunday, October 20, 2024. However, until now there has been no information regarding when the number one person in Indonesia will visit the Indonesian Capital City (IKN).

Moreover, when Prabowo delivered his state speech after the inauguration at the Kura-kura Building, Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Sunday, October 20, he did not discuss the continuation of the development of the mainstay megaproject of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo or Jokowi.

So, when will Prabowo make a working visit or just visit the new capital city?

The President's Special Advisor for the Economy and National Development Bambang Permadi Soemantri Brodjonegoro also spoke up. Bambang assessed that currently the discussion regarding the IKN is completely in the hands of Basuki Hadimuljono who is the Head of the IKN Authority.

According to Bambang, with the appointment of Basuki as the Head of the IKN Authority, the development of the new capital city will continue.

"Now that Mr. Basuki is already the head of the IKN, it means that the IKN will continue to run," said Bambang to VOI when met after attending the 17th Graduation of STIE Indonesia Banking School (IBS) in the Mampang area, South Jakarta, Saturday, November 23.

When asked further about when Prabowo plans to visit the IKN, Bambang did not know yet. "I don't know," he concluded.

Previously, Minister of Public Works (PU) Dody Hanggodo revealed that the construction of the IKN in East Kalimantan was not a priority during the leadership of President Prabowo Subianto.

Dody said that his party was asked to support the food self-sufficiency program in order to prepare Indonesia's food security. This is because the current global economic conditions are also volatile.

"Oh, there hasn't been any (discussion about the IKN during the cabinet meeting). The IKN is still only maybe the priority, right, now food self-sufficiency," said Hanggodo to reporters at the DPR RI Building, Jakarta, Tuesday, October 29.

The man who has a business background explained that his party was asked to build infrastructure that supports the performance of the Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) to encourage Indonesian food production.

"The obligation of (the Ministry of) PU to support Mr. President (Prabowo) food self-sufficiency, means supporting the Ministry of Agriculture. Including, water self-sufficiency," he said.