JAKARTA - Today's memory, five years ago, December 23, 2020, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) appointed Sandiaga Uno as Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf). Sandi is also preparing to answer the challenge of advancing tourism in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Previously, President Jokowi tried to implement a politics of embracing. He began to embrace many of his political opponents. Prabowo Subianto was also appointed as a minister first. Then, Sandi followed Prabowo was given a ministerial post.
The political world is indeed harsh. The phrase no opponent and friend in the political world is unquestioned. This condition can be seen from Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno. Both are known as Jokowi's political opponents.
Prabowo first chose the opposition path. Then, Sandi started to be the opposition. The two then united against Jokowi in the 2019 presidential election. All kinds of Jokowi's moves as a leader of the country were criticized.
Especially when there is a Jokowi policy that is not pro-people. The weapon is also used during the campaign. The shame of the Jokowi government is opened as widely as possible. They also appear as offering a new solution. Even though later Jokowi with his partner Ma'ruf Amin outpaced Prabowo-Sandi.
Later, Jokowi actually started playing politics of embracing. He tried to invite his political opponents to collaborate in running the government. This desire was met with a tilt by Prabowo's supporters.
They consider that if Prabowo enters the government, Jokowi will have no serious opposition. All his supporters ask Prabowo to reject Jokowi's offer.
The results received were the opposite. The offer was warmly welcomed by Prabowo and the Gerindra Party. Prabowo also got a share of the Minister of Defense (Menhan).
"I will do my best. Earlier he (Ryamizard) reminded me that the Minister of Defense's task is very heavy, he must help the President of the Republic of Indonesia, especially in the field of maintaining sovereignty, maintaining territorial integrity, and security."
"So I can't possibly give the right answer. I studied and together with the TNI Headquarters with three services. With staff at the Ministry of Defense, staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the president himself. We will find the best solution," said Prabowo as quoted by BBC Indonesia on October 24, 2019.
Prabowo has become the Minister of Defense. However, Jokowi continues to remove the distance between himself and other political opponents. He then thought of appointing Sandiaga Uno as Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy to replace Wisnutama on December 22, 2020.
As a result, a day later President Jokowi appointed Sandi as Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy at the State Palace on December 23, 2020. Jokowi hopes that Sandi can increase tourist visits to Indonesia. Moreover, Indonesia is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sandi is also confident that he is able to carry out his new job well. He considers collaboration with the government can bring significant results for the growth of Indonesian tourism.
"COVID-19-19 is a game changer. COVID-19 changes everything, especially when the last two weeks I have been praying, meditating, contemplating, reflecting, that we all must finally unite. Get rid of personal political interests, or groups. We all do it for the sake of the nation and the country. "
"If the country calls at this time, I think the responsibility is on the shoulders of each of us. We have to move quickly. That the president and the vice president's direction in this one year must have quick wins, there must be fundamental changes when we change the destination of the five super priorities," said Sandiaga Uno as quoted by the Liputan6 page, December 23, 2020.
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