'As Long As You're Happy' I'm Not Doing It, Jokowi Wants To Be The Governor Until The Mayor Of Rajin Blusukan

President Joko Widodo spent the morning cycling at CFD Sudirman-Thamrin (Photo: BPMI Setpres/Muchlis Jr)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) asked regional heads to go directly to the community. They should not just believe what their staff said, saying that conditions on the ground are good but the reality is inversely proportional.

This was conveyed by Jokowi when opening the Regional Head Coordination Meeting and FKPD throughout Indonesia at SICC, West Java, Tuesday, January 17. He asked the governor and mayor to directly visit the price check market.

"Please, regents, mayors, governors often enter the market. Check properly in the field," said Jokowi, as shown by the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube show, Tuesday, January 17.

This price check, said Jokowi, is important. Moreover, the government is focused on controlling inflation in the midst of uncertain economic conditions.

Jokowi warned regional heads not to carelessly believe in his staff.

"Don't let it happen, now it's not the season whose name is ABS' subordinate (as long as you are happy)," he said.

"'Sir, yes, sir. No one went up, sir. Prices are stable, sir'. (If, red) me, I checked directly in the field," he continued.

Furthermore, Jokowi asked regional heads to work in detail. All problems in the regions, from increasing rice to tomatoes and eggs, must be a concern.

In addition, the former Governor of DKI Jakarta also reminded the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) to provide appropriate data regarding conditions in the regions. This step aims to serve as a guide for regional heads to work.

"So BPS in the regions informs the figures as they are in the regional heads," he concluded.