Many Jokowi Volunteers Become High-ranking Officials In BUMN, Fadli Zon: Change Your Name To BUMR

Fadli Zone / Antara

JAKARTA - Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Fadli Zon, commented on the many volunteers of President Joko Widodo during the presidential election as directors to commissioners in BUMN. This Gerindra Party politician suggested that BUMN should be changed to BUMR or volunteer-owned enterprises

"Once again, just change the name to Volunteer-Owned Enterprises (BUMR) led by the Minister of BUMR," said Fadli, as quoted from the @fadlizon Twitter account, Thursday, December 17.

In addition, the current state of BUMN continues to suffer losses. Even though this state-owned company should be able to ease the burden on the government by providing dividends. However, currently they are burdening the state budget.

"Pity the state, the BUMNs continue to suffer losses. Instead of contributing to the APBN, they can even get PMN which undermines the state budget," he said.

It is known that a number of Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin volunteers in the 2019 Presidential Election filled strategic positions in BUMN. One of them is a volunteer for the pair Joko Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin in the 2019 presidential election, M Arief Rosyid, who is an Independent Commissioner of PT Bank Syariah Indonesia Tbk.

In addition, in October, three people who had volunteered for Jokowi were appointed to become commissioners of state-owned companies, namely Eko Sulistyo, Dyah Kartika Rini, and Ulin Yusron.

The three names add to the long list of former Jokowi volunteers who are included in BUMN circles. Previously, names such as Fadjroel Rachman, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok), Triawan Munaf to Yenny Wahid had already entered BUMN.

Previously, the Executive Director of Indef Tauhid Ahmad said that there were people who were entrusted and political reciprocity. This is because the election of BUMN directors and commissioners is the prerogative of BUMN Minister Erick Thohir.

"The fact is there must be (deposited). Because there are elements like that (politics of reciprocation), some have entered into BUMN," he said, when contacted by VOI, in Jakarta some time ago.

In fact, the PDI-P politician, Adian Napitupulu, has also revealed about BUMN commissioners who are entrusted. He said that around 6,000 people who served as commissioners and directors in all State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) were entrusted people.

Tauhid said, actually it doesn't matter if the entrusted people are appointed to become high-ranking officials in state-owned companies, as long as they have a background that matches the company they are assigned to.

For example, said Tauhid, one of Jokowi's volunteers will be placed in a banking BUMN. So he must have the capacity and knowledge in banking financial economics.

"I think yes (no problem). But if the background has no relationship with the company, it's better not to force it. Later it will make this BUMN difficult. Because BUMN is a business entity whose goal is to make the economy better by generating dividends," he said.

Even so, Tauhid admitted that he would prefer that the directors and commissioners of BUMN come from professional circles. Because, it will have far more thrust.

"The commissioner gives advice, gives input, if the background is not supportive, he is not smarter than the board of directors, it is also difficult for the commissioner. How can he supervise, provide input, if his capacity is below," he explained.