JAKARTA - PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara President Director Joao Angelo De Sousa Mota spoke out regarding the statement of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad who asked for the import of pickups from India to be postponed.
Joa admitted that he would follow the instructions from the government and the House of Representatives regarding the postponement of the import of pickups from India.
"We follow, manut saja. Whatever the decision. We just work for the country and the community," Joao told reporters, Monday, February 23.
Previously, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, highlighted the plan of PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara to import 105,000 operational vehicles from India for the Red and White Cooperative.
Dasco admitted that he had sent a message to the government to postpone the big plan for a while. He considered this delay necessary because President Prabowo Subianto is currently abroad.
Meanwhile, Dasco continued, the strategic decision regarding imports, especially in large quantities, must wait for the return and direct instructions from Prabowo.
"So the plan to import 105,000 pickup trucks from India, I have conveyed a message to the government for the plan to be postponed first, considering the president is still abroad. Of course, the president when he returns will discuss the details of the import," said Dasco.
For information, the President Director of PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara (Persero) Joao Angelo De Sousa Mota or Joao Mota previously had confirmed that the company would import trucks from India as many as 105,000 units.
Furthermore, Joao explained that this import step was chosen with the aim of not disrupting the logistics industry which requires many trucks.
"The first reason is because the local production is 70,000, so if we take everything locally, it will interfere with other logistics industries. So to maintain harmony," he said when contacted, Friday, February 20.
Furthermore, Joao assessed that this effort also provides an alternative for the public to get truck vehicles at the right price.
"We open up space to give people options so that they have alternatives. So, we can get vehicles at a fair price. Are the prices of other brands that are competitors so far worth it according to the value of the money," he explained.
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