Opportunity To Be The Head Of The IKN Authority, Kang Emil: I Don't Want To Make Assumptions

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil at the Zulhas Award/ Photo: Mery Handayani/ VOI

JAKARTA - The Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil, was reluctant to respond to the news that he was listed as a candidate for the new Head of the State Capital Authority (IKN), in East Kalimantan. Because, the man who is familiarly called Kang Emil admits he doesn't want to make assumptions.

Furthermore, Emil emphasized that he did not want to respond to something that was uncertain. Moreover, there has been no official statement from President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

"There's no communication yet, so we're still speculating. I can't answer something that's still speculative," said Kang Emil, met at the National Library of Indonesia, Jakarta, Saturday, January 29.

Previously, President Jokowi mentioned that the criteria for the Head of the IKN Authority, named Nusantara, were regional heads and architect backgrounds.

"At least he has led a region and has an architect background," said Jokowi when meeting with several editors-in-chief of the national mass media at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, January 19.

Meanwhile, Ridwan Kamil before becoming the Mayor of Bandung to the Governor of West Java was known as an architect and lecturer at ITB.

The Pasundan Association also advised Ridwan Kamil not to refuse if he received an offer from President Jokowi if there was an appointment as Head of the National Capital City (IKN) of the Archipelago.

The IKN Nusantara Authority is a ministry-level institution that operates no later than the end of 2022.