It Is Suspected That The Cooking Oil Issue Has Been Taken Over By Jokowi, What Will Happen To The Minister Of Trade?

Trade Minister Lutfi together with the Head of the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri), General Pol. Listyo Sigit Prabowo inspects the cooking oil factory of PT Bina Karya Prima. (Photo: Doc. Ministry of Trade)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo immediately held a limited meeting to discuss the issue of cooking oil after camping in the National Capital. It is suspected that the problem of cooking oil seems to have been taken over by the president.

"I see that the issue of cooking oil has been taken over by the President through a limited meeting," said Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, Wednesday, March 16, quoted from Antara.

In addition, he stated that there had been a statement from the National Police Chief who gave guarantees and orders to the Regional Police Chief to ensure the availability of cooking oil in the regions.

The DPR has twice invited the Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi to ask for an explanation of the scarcity of cooking oil. However, said Dasco, but at the same time as the plenary session, the meeting failed again.

"The schedule for the third summons is being consolidated by friends while looking at the development of the field," he emphasized.

Regarding the handling that has been taken over by the President and the handling on the ground by the National Police Chief, he said, the DPR will oversee it in the next few days.

The results of the cooking oil inspection conducted by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) differ from those of the Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi. Jokowi's inspection results show that cooking oil in modern retail is empty, while Trade Minister Lutfi finds abundant cooking oil in modern retails such as Alfamidi and Lotte Mart.

Responding to this difference, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachmat Gobel, said that based on his experience as Minister of Trade in the 2014 period, when the minister came down to inspect the market to check the availability of scarce commodities, there must be. For example, cooking oil.

According to him, it is impossible when the trade minister comes to an empty supply market. This is because traders already know that there will be an inspection by the trade minister.

As an example, Muhammad Lutfi and the Head of the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri), General Pol. Listyo Sigit Prabowo inspects the cooking oil factory of PT Bina Karya Prima Gudang Ex Hargas (BKP) in the Marunda area, Jakarta, Tuesday, March 15 yesterday.

In the photos uploaded by the Ministry of Trade, bottles of the Tropical brand are still neatly lined up on the shelves of the cooking oil factory owned by the conglomerate Bachrun Karim. Even the number of bottles of Tropical cooking oil stored at the BKP factory seems to be still a lot.