Coming To Retirement, Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto Is Worthy Of Entering Jokowi's Cabinet To Replace The Minister With Ambitions For Nyapres

TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto while giving a briefing to the soldiers who are members of the TNI Koopsgabsus (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto will end his term of office or retire this November. Moreover, there has been a new commander-in-chief candidate chosen by President Joko Widodo, namely General Andika Perkasa.

His retirement then raised the issue that Marshal Hadi would enter the ranks of the Indonesia Maju cabinet.

The Executive Director of the Young Visionary Movement (Gemuvi), Theofilus Mian Parluhutan, assessed that Marshal Hadi was worthy of being one of Jokowi's ministers. Because, while serving as the Commander of the TNI, Hadi was a chivalrous officer who was loyal to the Republic of Indonesia. In fact, according to him, the role of the TNI in the early days of the pandemic was very prominent.

"There are many achievements and services to the country that Marshal Hadi made during his tenure as TNI Commander. One of them is his success in leading the TNI in assisting the handling of the new coronavirus (COVID-19)," said Teofilus, Friday, November 5.

At that time, he continued, the pick-up and quarantine process for the 238 Indonesian citizens from Wuhan, China, used facilities belonging to the Raden Sadjad Air Force Base in Natuna, Riau Islands.

"Since then, TNI soldiers have become an inseparable part in handling the corona pandemic," explained Theophilus.

According to Theophilus, under Hadi's leadership, the TNI has carried out various activities that benefit the community, especially in handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The 'Vaccination Assault' program shows that the role of TNI soldiers is very vital, because they are able to penetrate areas that are in fact difficult to reach," he said.

In addition, Teofilus assessed, while under the command of the former Inspector General of the Ministry of Defense, the active role of the TNI also received very good appreciation from the public.

He said the TNI's efforts to control the pandemic in each region and maintain state sovereignty were in line with the TNI's image which reached 95.5 percent. This figure, said Theofilus, is better than a number of other high state institutions.

"All of this should be appreciated and of course this can happen partly because of the hard work of the TNI Commander, Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto," he said.

Therefore, Tefilus considered it very appropriate if Marshal Hadi entered Jokowi's cabinet to replace the minister who has ambitions to run for president in 2024. Or Hadi, he said, could sit as Chief of Staff of the President or Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia.

"The figure of Mr. Hadi who is professional and upright to the leadership is very appropriate to be an assistant to President Jokowi to replace ministers who only work on personal interests and have ambitions to think about the 2024 presidential election," concluded Teofilus.