Reshuffle Issue Appears Again, PKB: Haven't Heard, Maybe Surprise

President Jokowi in Ende (Photo: BPMI Setpres/Laily Rachev)

JAKARTA - The news of a cabinet reshuffle is back. It is rumored that President Joko Widodo will reshuffle his cabinet on June 15, 2022. The Minister of State Secretary Pratikno has responded to the news.

Responding to this news, the Deputy Chairperson of the PKB, Jazilul Fawaid, admitted that he had not heard that the president would hold a reshuffle in the near future. Because, he said, there has been no information about this to the government coalition, especially the PKB.

Jazilul even suspected that the reshuffle plan in mid-June was a surprise.

"Not yet (heard), maybe a surprise," said Jazilul, Friday, June 3.

The Deputy Chairperson of the People's Consultative Assembly actually reminded the presidential assistants to stay focused on their work and not be distracted by the reshuffle issue. The reason, the news has often exhaled. "Ministers stay focused on their work," he said.

Previously, the government had responded to the news of a cabinet reshuffle in mid-June. Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Pratikno said he would give a little leak if the reshuffle agenda had arrived.

"What date is it? Yes, later when there is a schedule, (I) will leak a little bit," Pratikno told reporters at the Senayan Parliament Complex, Thursday, June 2.