Assuming Formula E Hasn't Been Successful, Lead PSI: If It's Just Crowded, It's Not Success

Jakarta Formula E race at JIEC. (Photo: VOI Team)

JAKARTA - PSI General Chair Giring Ganesha views that the Formula E racing event on Saturday, June 4, has not yet been declared successful and successful to be held.

According to him, the crowds of spectators, the presence of high-ranking state officials and political figures who came to watch the live races could not be used as a benchmark that the committee and organizers succeeded in holding Formula E.

"Where did you see it from? If it's just crowded and frenetic, it's not a success," said Giring in Jakarta, Monday, June 6.

According to Giring, Formula E can be said to be successful if DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan and his staff can prove that this racing event can gain profits for the regional treasury and improve the community's economy.

Because of that, Giring emphasized that from the beginning the PSI faction of the DKI DPRD had urged transparency in the use of the budget and the potential for economic benefits to be received from the electric car racing event.

"We have to ask, how much is the profit? How much is the account that goes into it? Then, how much is the budget cost? Profit or loss. If you make a profit, what is the money used for? So if you lose, who will bear it? who bears the public's tax money," he said.

For information, Formula E Jakarta was held on Saturday, June 4 at the Jakarta International E-Prix Circiut (JIEC), Ancol, North Jakarta. The electric car racing event was also attended by President Joko Widodo, state officials, and other political figures.

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan also uploaded a number of photos with President Joko Widodo and several other officials and political figures who attended the Formula E racing event last weekend.

Anies said that Formula E was not only a celebration for Jakarta, but also for Indonesia, and even the world. "The excitement that unites, not distances. Sport has always been able to unite across borders," said Anies in the aniesbaswedan Instagram account.

The former Minister of Education and Culture hopes that this racing event, which previously reaped the pros and cons, can provide special memories for all those who attend watching the circuit.

"Thank you for being part of the history of the first Formula-E in Indonesia. Hopefully it will provide beautiful and memorable memories for all of them," he added.

Viewed on Anies' Instagram account, a number of state dignitaries who were present directly to watch the Formula E race included President Joko Widodo, MPR Chair Bambang Soesatyo, DPR Speaker Puan Maharani, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin , as well as the Minister of Youth and Sports Zainudin Amali.

There were also a number of political figures in attendance, such as PKB General Chair (Ketum) Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin, Perindo Chairman Harry Tanoe, Democrat Chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, Nasdem Politicians and Chairman of the Formula E Executive Committee Ahmad Sahroni, to PKS DPP Chairperson Mardani Ali Sera. .

In addition, during VOI's monitoring at the Formula E circuit location on Saturday, June 4, Indonesia's Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Sofyan Djalil, Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah, and PAN politician Hatta Rajasa were also present.