JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto appointed Sudaryono as the Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to replace Nanik Sudaryati Deyang who resigned for health reasons.
Sudaryono confirmed the news. He said he learned about the appointment through a phone call from Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya.
He said that the Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi had also announced his appointment to the public.
"Yes, the first thing I was called by Mr. Teddy, for later this afternoon, later this afternoon there will be an inauguration, so it's true. And earlier, Mr. Mensesneg had given a press statement that I was appointed by the President to replace Ibu Nanik who resigned due to health factors today," he told reporters at the Ministry of Agriculture's office, Jakarta, Wednesday, July 22.
Sudaryono admitted that he was not unfamiliar with the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) Program because the policy had become one of President Prabowo's priority programs since the campaign period.
In addition, as a Wamentan, he also followed the development of the implementation of the program, including its impact on the agricultural, livestock, and fisheries sectors.
According to him, the food supply chain is one of the important aspects that must be maintained so that the implementation of MBG runs optimally while providing benefits for farmers, livestock farmers, and fishermen.
"This MBG program is actually a presidential priority program that was discussed long before the campaign, then became a campaign material, then after he was inaugurated as President, it was implemented. That is, if you ask me, I know exactly," he said.
Although he admitted that he was happy to get a new trust, Sudaryono said that the position carried great responsibility.
"If my hands are cold, this is between being happy in the sense of getting responsibility, but also in this case this responsibility is also big. Of course I pray that I can be trusted and can succeed in carrying out this task," he said.
Regarding his status as Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Sudaryono ensured that he would not hold dual positions.
He will resign from his position in accordance with the provisions conveyed by the Minister of State Secretary.
"If from the information of Mr. Pras, it is not a duplicate of the post, so it must be released at the Deputy Minister based on the statement from Mr. Mensesneg," he said.
When asked about various highlights of BGN, including the issue of poisoning in the implementation of the MBG program, Sudaryono was not ready to provide further responses.
He asked for support so that he could carry out his duties well.
"Pray that I am trustworthy, pray that I am good and ask for the support of all media colleagues. What I promise is that I will work as best as possible, working hard as best as possible," he said.
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