Former West Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General Fakhrizal Merapat To PDIP

Former West Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General Fakhrizal (left) during a photo with former BNPB Chairman, TNI Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ganip Warsito/ANTARA

JAKARTA - Two retired generals followed in the footsteps of former Chairman of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Lieutenant General TNI (Ret.) Ganip Warsito joined the political party led by Megawati Soekarnoputri, PDIP. The two generals who will join are the former West Sumatra Police Chief, Inspector General (Ret.) Fakhrizal, and former Pa Sahli Tk III Bid Jahpers TNI Commander, Major General (Ret.) Andi Gunawan Pakki. PDIP is a party that cares about the lower class, and one breath with him. "In the Tidar Valley we were forged, to be loyal to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, and always with the people," said Fakhrizal in a press release in Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, October 18. The Tidar Valley is a sacred location for TNI Academy cadets and the Police Academy. The two generals believe that the PDI-P remains loyal to the little people, and Soekarnois. "Mr. Mega is of Minang descent, the same as me. Many Minang gave birth to national figures, including Mrs. Megawati," said Fakhrizal. After joining the PDIP, he hopes that the development of West Sumatra will be better with the PDIP. Meanwhile, Pakki said, apart from him and Fakhrizal, there would be several more generals who joined the PDIP "Apart from Fakhrizal and me, there are several more generals who will follow to join the PDI-P. Wait for the play date," he said.