Agrinas CEO admits not knowing the Rp1.8 trillion budget for the Kopdes wind fan

President Director of PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara Joao Angelo De Sousa Mota. (Teddy VOI)

JAKARTA - PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara President Director Joao Angelo De Sousa Mota admitted that he did not know the discussion of the budget for the procurement of fans for the Red and White Village Cooperative which was said to have reached Rp. 1.8 trillion.

Joao asked for an explanation about the budget to be asked to the party who first conveyed it. He said he had not received direct information about the procurement plan.

"Ask the person who said it. I haven't heard," said Joao at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Thursday, July 23.

When asked whether the budget was at Agrinas, Joao again asked reporters to confirm with the party who provided the information.

He also alluded to Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa who had previously said he had conveyed the problem to the public.

"Later I will ask the Minister of Finance. Has the Minister of Finance given the money? I haven't felt it yet," he said.

Joao did not confirm whether Agrinas had budgeted for fans for the Red and White Kopdes. He said he did not know what was discussed and in what forum the statement regarding the budget was delivered.

"I don't know where he said it. I also read the news," he said.

When asked if there had ever been a special meeting regarding the procurement of fans, Joao again said that the party who spoke about it should provide an explanation.

He said the fan was a facility and infrastructure. However, Joao still did not explain whether his purchase was part of Agrinas' duties.

"Who said to explain. I explained that I was talking, that I knew," he said.

Joao also asked reporters to let the issue be more crowded first before he gave a complete explanation.

"Let's be crowded first. Later it will be the peak, we will explain it once it is finished," said Joao.