When Four Ministers Jokowi 'Scattered' In Economy Class

Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Central Information Commission Hendra J Kede taking a selfie with President Joko Widodo (Photo: Facebook @Hendra J Kede)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Central Information Commission Hendra J Kede, was shocked when he entered the Garuda GA 537 flight Banjarmasin-Soekarno Hatta Jakarta, at 15:15 WITA, Saturday, February 8 /.

He found an unusual sight. Hendra saw the entourage of the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet Ministers sitting in the plane's economy class.

"This flight boardingpass has value. On the plane, we met 4 Ministers of the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet. The four of them sat scattered. Some were in front, half in the middle, in the middle, and behind. The staff were also scattered, aka not near the ministers," Hendra wrote in a statement. his Facebook social media account.

Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya, became the first Minister she met in economy class. Siti sat on chair number 21. Hendra immediately asked her to take a selfie.

At first he thought this was just a coincidence. But soon, in row number 27, Hendra saw the PUPR Minister, Basuki Hadimuljono, sitting without his adjutant.

`` While there was a sense of surprise more than being surprised when I met Mrs. Siti Nurbaya. How could I not, this is the Minister and the Ministry that is most rich in the infrastructure project budget. Why is the minister in economy class? Not accompanied by the staff next to him. This seems out of the ordinary, '' Hendra wrote.

Hendra's surprise did not stop when he saw Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto and Minister of Communication and Information, Jhonny G Plate, also sitting in economy class.

'' I am proud of this incident. 2 Ministers are former bureaucrats (Bu Siti Nurbaya and Pak Basuki) with careers as staff in PNS, 1 Minister is a former 3-star Army Officer (Mr. Terawan), 1 Minister is a politician, Secretary General of major political parties, Nasdem Party (Mr. Jhonny G. Plate), '' Hendra continued in his writing.

Hendra wrote that the four Ministers who are in the economy class belong to the informative cluster, namely the highest cluster results from the 2019 information disclosure monitoring and evaluation held by the Central Information Commission. The award was handed over by the Vice President, KH.Ma'ruf Amin.

At the end of his writing, Hendra still hasn't finished being surprised by the state officials who are busy choosing to sit in economy class. He was greeted kindly by Sitti Rohmi Djalilah, the Deputy Governor of NTB whose province is also part of the informative cluster.

"It seems that in the future the economy class is congruent with the informative class ...?" Hendra wrote closing his upload.