JAKARTA - The dynamics of the National Consultative Assembly (Munas) XVIII Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (Hipmi) are getting hotter. A number of candidates are leading narratives that cannot be held accountable.
Three of the four candidates for the general chairman (caketum) of Hipmi rejected the XVIII National Congress to take place in Lampung.
The reason is, concerns about the aspect of neutrality and compliance with the organization's rules in the process of determining the location.
The sad thing is, there is a narrative that the 50 plus 1 General Chairperson of the Regional Management Agency (BPD) Hipmi rejected the XVIII HIPMI MUNAS to be held in Lampung.
"That is not true, and misleading," said the Chairman of the East Java (Jatim) Hipmi BPD, Ahmad Salim Assegaf.
Ahmad said, the Hipmi 2026 Plenary Council (SDP) held at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Makassar, Sunday, February 15, 2026, handed over the location of the XVIII HIPMI MUNAS to the General Chairman of the Hipmi Central Management Board (BPP) Akbar Himawan Buchari.
"At that time, we who followed the SDP agreed that the determination of the location of the National Congress was handed over to the General Chairman of BPP HIPMI Akbar Himawan Buchari. Then the OC and SC agreed that the National Congress would take place in Lampung," said Ahmad, explaining the chronology.
In fact, the day before the debate, the decision did not change. Precisely, when the Chairman of the BPD held a meeting in Bali, Friday, May 22, 2026.
"The fact is, during the Forum of the BPD Chair, the majority agreed and handed it over to Chair Akbar regarding the host of the national congress. Regarding 50 plus 1 it is not true, because I was at the forum," said Ahmad.
To note, the stage of the XVIII Munas Hipmi has entered the Second Candidate Debate in Bali, Saturday, May 23.
Initially, the debate procession went smoothly, although it was tinged with a little tension from supporters.
At its peak, when entering the open debate session between the Caketums, namely, Caketum Number 1 Reynaldo Bryan, Caketum Number 3 Afifuddin Kalla, and Caketum Number 4 Anthony Leong, they walked out.
They did not want to continue the debate on the grounds of bringing the aspirations of the BPD who did not want the XVIII Hipmi National Congress to take place in Lampung.
Immediately the event ended, even though it was not time.
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