JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto emphasized the thorough improvement of state-owned enterprises (BUMN), following the performance of some of the board of directors who were judged not to be in line with the interests of the country.
"We have too much experience, SOEs directors, I just say it's not good. I give the task to the Head of Communication and several ministers responsible for cleaning up all SOEs," said Prabowo at the inauguration of the Balikpapan Pertamina Refinery Development Master Plan (RDMP), East Kalimantan, Monday, January 12, reported by ANTARA.
The President alluded to the condition of a number of SOEs that suffered losses but still asked for bonuses or tantiem.
Prabowo emphasized that positions in SOEs were a form of service, so those who were unable to carry out their responsibilities in accordance with the provisions were asked to resign.
"SOEs are very many. Many are losing, have lost, ask for more money. They are shameless, 'ndablek' in my opinion. If you don't want to, if you can't serve with the available income, just quit. Immediately ask to quit. Many are ready to replace brothers. I believe many are ready to replace," he said.
On that occasion, President Prabowo reiterated the direction of the policy towards energy self-sufficiency.
He assessed that these efforts have been hampered by the weakness of the will and the existence of dishonest practices at the management level, including deceiving superiors to the President for personal gain.
"So far, in my opinion, there is no will, so far there are many in management positions, in critical positions, lying to superiors, deceiving superiors, deceiving the President to seek personal gain. Now we have to stop like that," he said.
According to the Head of State, state wealth must be seriously guarded because it is the main capital to strengthen the nation, reduce poverty and hunger, and encourage the development of industry and technology in the face of increasingly tight global competition.
The President also touched on the importance of funding support in the implementation of the downstreaming program. He expressed optimism that with good management and clean governance, the national downstreaming goal can be achieved.
"Our downstream program needs money. But I am optimistic with good management. We will be able to achieve the downstream goal," he concluded.
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