PSI Urged To Resign From Head Of The Formula E Committee, Sahroni Instead Answered This

Chairman of the Organizing Committee Formula E Ahmad Sahroni/Diah/VOI

JAKARTA - Partai Solidaritas Indonesia (PSI) has asked Ahmad Sahroni to step down from the position of Chairman of the Formula E Organizing Committee because he would involve President Joko Widodo in determining the Formula E circuit.

In fact, PSI also asked the General Chair of the Nasdem Party, Surya Paloh, to urge the General Treasurer of Nasdem to resign from the position of chairman of the Formula E executive committee.

Responding to this, Ahmad Sahroni replied with a casual joke. Instead, he admitted that he had a fairly close friendship with PSI cadres.

"PSI is my best friend", answered Sahroni when met in the Ancol area, North Jakarta, Wednesday, December 22.

Sahroni also clarified the desire of the Formula E Operation as the license holder of Formula E to meet President Jokowi to discuss the Formula E circuit.

He said that until now his party has not planned to visit Jokowi even though the circuit has been determined. "No, not yet (reported Jokowi). Yes, you don't have to. I want to report but the President is very busy", he replied.

Previously, PSI Secretary-General, Dea Tunggaesti, considered Sahroni's move dangerous because he brought Jokowi when there were still many problems entangling Formula E Therefore, he asked Nasdem to instruct Sahroni to resign as chairman of the Formula E organizing committee.

"If I were Mr. Surya Paloh, I would ask Mas Sahroni as the General Treasurer of the Nasdem Party and Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives to step down from the position of chief executive of Formula E.

Formula E is being investigated by the KPK, but the committee instead asked to meet President Jokowi. It is not worth doing both politically and ethically. Mas Sahroni's steps endanger Mr. Jokowi", said Dea some time ago.

This statement was responded to by the Head of the NasDem Faction of the DKI Jakarta Regional House of Representatives, Wibi Andrino. Wibi thinks that Sahroni is the right person to work on the implementation of Formula E, given his experience with the automotive world.

"The NasDem faction supports and believes that the presence of Ahmad Sahroni as the Chief Executive of the Formula E event can make this Formula E event a success, it can show the international world that DKI Jakarta is ready to be on par with big cities in other countries", explained Wibi.