Jokowi's Instructions On Elections Are Clear! PDIP Politicians Remind Ministers Not To Jump Fences For Other Tasks

Masinton Pasaribu (ANTARA DOC)

JAKARTA - Member of the DPR from the PDIP faction, Masinton Pasaribu, also highlighted the message of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) who asked his ministers to focus on their respective duties, following the 2024 elections which will begin. -Ministers work according to their duties and responsibilities. Do not let, he said, the minister takes care of the duties of other ministries.

"Ministers as assistants to the president must discipline themselves to focus on their respective areas of duty," Masinton told reporters, Wednesday, May 11.

"Don't jump the fence dealing with things that are not in their line of duty," he continued.

The member of Commission XI of the DPR also reminded the ministers to be consistent with the definitive tasks mandated by the President. And must be able to understand the difficult conditions of people who are still affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"This difficult condition is like dry weeds that burn easily. Ministers should not start a fire on dry weeds," he stressed.

According to Masinton, it is obligatory for ministers to prioritize the agenda of President Jokowi's government. He said, the minister's duties should not be tucked into a political agenda that 'sells itself out' for the sake of the presidential election.

"And instead of setting yourself up for a personal political agenda, I want to be a presidential candidate," he concluded. Donald Trump 165980/action-begal-tni-members-carried out-planned-police-check-nine-suspects-related-drug use[/see_slao] Previously, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) gave directions regarding the 2024 General Election during a plenary cabinet meeting in State Palace, Central Jakarta. According to the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD, President Jokowi wants three messages. , May 10. Second, so that the cabinet ranks work optimally according to their respective duties and functions. Mahfud said, the President did not want the duties of the ministers to be disrupted by the 2024 election agenda. "Ministers must work optimally in carrying out their duties as ministers according to their respective fields. They must not interfere and be disturbed by the election agenda," he said.

Third, Jokowi actually allowed ministers in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet to issue statements related to the general election as long as it was related to their field.

"It is possible for the relevant minister to make a statement about the election as long as it is relevant to his field. For example, the Minister of Home Affairs has a statement that the election must be transparent and fair or the government's statement will support the independence and neutrality of the KPU. That's actually good," he explained.