Regarding The Reshuffle Issue, PDIP Believes That The Minister Is Safe And The Number Could Even Increase

Deputy Secretary of the PDI-P (PDIP) Arif Wibowo/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - Deputy Secretary of the PDI-P (PDIP) Arif Wibowo admitted that he had not received any news regarding the cabinet reshuffle, which was rumored to be carried out on Wednesday, June 15 tomorrow. Moreover, the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet was judged to be in good condition.

"The part that we always think about but in fact there has never been a reshuffle. So I think the cabinet is fine," Arif told reporters at the Grand Paragon Hotel, Jakarta, Tuesday, June 14.

Arif said that until now he had not discussed the internal party reshuffle. Moreover, he assesses, the performance of his party in the cabinet is also not problematic.

Even so, Arif emphasized that the reshuffle is a prerogative that anyone can do. PDIP is also sure that the number of ministers will not decrease and even increase if the reshuffle is carried out properly.

"We, the PDIP family, are fine, the number of ministers remains the same as it is and can even increase," he said.

Likewise with the inclusion of other parties in the cabinet such as the National Mandate Party (PAN). The joining of the party created by Zulkifli Hasan will not be a problem.

"That's the president's authority. It's the president's prerogative. The president wants to take anyone he can, that's the president's authority," he said.

"I think it's up to the president to communicate it, but for PDIP we are not having a problem, it's fine. We are all PDIP, we don't have anything to do with it," added Arif.

Arif is also not worried that the entry of PAN will reduce the share of PDIP in the cabinet of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin.

"That would be impossible," he said.

It is reported that President Jokowi will reshuffle his cabinet on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. It is said that the National Mandate Party (PAN) will get one deputy ministerial seat and a big name will step down.

However, President Jokowi has actually spoken about the reshuffle on June 15. When asked after the inauguration of the At-Taufiq Mosque in Lenteng Agung, Jakarta a few days ago, he said that a cabinet reshuffle had not yet been carried out.

"Not yet. Not yet," Jokowi told reporters when asked about the reshuffle issue on June 15.

After answering briefly, Jokowi immediately turned his body and headed to the RI-1 car. He gave no further statement.