Sindir PPP Only Has 19 Seats In Parliament, Deputy PKB Finally Sorry

Jazilul Fawaid (Photo: ANTARA )

JAKARTA - Deputy General Chairperson (Waketum) of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Jazilul Fawaid, apologized to the United Development Party (PPP) for insinuating the acquisition of the Ka'bah Party seat there were only 19 in the DPR RI. "If my statement offends PPP, I would like to apologize and correct it," Jazilul told reporters, Thursday, February 23. The Deputy Chairperson of the MPR explained that his statement did not mean to offend or underestimate PPP. However, according to him, the statement was solely to motivate prospective PKB legislative candidates (babileg). "I don't mean to mention anything, let alone underestimate PPP, I only motivate the legislators to work hard to win 100 seats in the DPR," said Jazilul. Previously, Jazilul had satirized PPP regarding the acquisition of seats for the DPR RI in the 2019-2024 period. Initially, he said that PKB had only received 28 seats. He also expressed his hope that PKB would get a target of 100 DPR seats. Jazilul then mentioned that PKB did not want to have the same fate as PPP, which only received a small number of parliamentary seats. Where only got 19 seats. "According to the target, we get 100 seats. Compared to the previous PKB, only 28 seats saw that the other party was inferior when running. Don't let it be like, I'm sorry, other parties, only 19 seats, one faction one person," said Jazilul at the PKB DPP office, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, February 21. It is known, PPP obtained 19 seats in the DPR in the 2019 Election. This acquisition places PPP in the final position of the composition of the factions in the DPR for the 2019-2024 period. Meanwhile, PKB obtained 58 seats. Responding to Jazilul's satire, PPP also admitted that he was surprised because the PKB leadership compared the achievement of the DPR seat. "To my friend Jazilul Fawaid, the PKB waketum. What's the matter with comparing fellow ijo parties," said PPP DPP chairman Achmad Baidowi or Awiek in a written statement, Tuesday, February 21. PPP then brought up history when the PKB seat fell in the 2009 election. According to him, PPP did not underestimate PKB, which at that time was in a slump. "When the PKB seat fell in the 2009 election with 28 seats, PPP never bothered and underestimated. Because we understood the political situation at that time. We politically sympathized with not underestimate our younger brother who was both born from NU," said Awiek.