PAN DPP Office Polemic Memory: Change Ketum, Change Building

Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN), Zulkifli Hasan (two right) and Chairman of the Honorary Council, Amien Rais (three right) at the opening of the PAN National Working Meeting at the Millennium Hotel, Jakarta in 2019. (Between)

JAKARTA - The National Mandate Party (PAN) has a big influence on the political map of Indonesia. PAN is considered the successor to the ideals of reform. However, politics is still political. PAN cadres come and go. The leader didn't want to lose.

The change of position interferes with the party's political path. PAN often moves, does not have a permanent office. Whoever becomes the chairman, he will be responsible for finding the offices of the PAN Central Leadership Council (DPP) which are often known as the PAN House. This condition occurred in the Soetrisno Bachir to Zulkifli Hasan era.

The changing sentence for the policy change regime often sounds loud in the world of Indonesian politics. This condition occurs because every change of state leadership, the policy changes also. If traced further, this condition does not only occur at the level of the state. The level of political parties is like that.

PAN, for example. Parties that are predicted to be the successor to the ideals of reform often have internal polemics. If the state level changes the policy change regime, at the PAN level changing leaders means changing offices.

It could be that PAN initially moved offices because PAN's financial problems had offices on Radio Dalam, Tebet, to Ampera. PAN even had an office with the rent of a house. Lately, the business of providing an office seems to be borne by the Head of PAN.

Soetrisno Bachir has done it. The chairman of PAN in the 2005-2010 era once allowed PAN to have an office in his building on Jalan Warung Buncit, South Jakarta. The office is known by many as the PAN House. A major headquarters of the party bearing the white sun.

Problem arose. Soetrisno Bachir's position as chairman of PAN ended in 2010. Soetrisno's power ended when Hatta Rajasa was elected as the new chairman by acclamation for the 2010-2015 Period. This condition made the PAN Office / House in Warung Buncit, South Jakarta shake.

The PAN house, which was initially considered the main headquarters, was actually donated by Soetrisno to the Muhammadiyah Ormas. This condition caused a polemic. This is because the chairman of the Central Executive Board of the PAN DPP, Asman Abnur, emphasized that the PAN DPP building is entirely owned by the party, not Muhammadiyah.

This condition occurred when Sutrisno led PAN starting to lead PAN from 2005. Asman revealed that Sutrisno had donated the building for PAN. This condition made PAN's house completely owned by PAN, not Muhammadiyah. In fact, all misunderstood. The building was only lent.

The problem of building ownership does not want to drag on. PAN does not want to be described as having problems with Muhammadiyah. Because, the relationship that has been established so far is fine.

"For PAN, this building is a gift, and it is said that Mas Tris (Soetrisno Bachir) has been donated to PAN. So we value this as PAN's asset," Asman said during a press conference at the DPR as quoted on the Merdeka.com page, June 4, 2010.

Ketum PAN era 2010-2015, Hatta Rajasa did not want the PAN DPP office building to drag on. Hatta also moved the PAN DPP Office to Jalan TB Simatupang No. 88, South Jakarta. PAN cadres also believe that moving this building at that time was the last time.

The PAN DPP Office will have eight floors and is dominated by black. However, the PAN DPP office was not immediately occupied for renovation. The office was slowly used for meeting purposes first. The PAN house was inaugurated in 2012.

Problems with the same pattern arise. Hatta's leadership then changed to Zulkifli Hasan. The chairman of the PAN admitted that the building he was in was temporary, aka a ride.

The TB Simatupang 88 building is known to belong to one of Hatta's children. The PAN building was forced to move because the building would be used for the efforts of Hatta's children. This condition further strengthens the image of PAN, which often moves offices.

Later, the cadre's saweran initiation to build the PAN DPP office was also carried out. PAN does not want to move offices anymore. PAN wants to have a permanent building. Not a ride. The building was only realized in 2022. The PAN DPP office is located on Jalan Amil No. 7 Pejaten Barat, RT12/5, Kalibata, Pancoran, South Jakarta.

"I think the office in TB Simatupang is fixed, but it doesn't belong to PAN. So after the congress, it turns out that Bang Hatta's son wants to use it for business, so it means we have to move from there," said PAN DPP chairman Yandri Susanto as quoted on Detik.com page, April 13, 2015.