PDIP Does Not Want To Link Jokowi's Familiar Moments, Prabowo And Ganjar With The 2024 Presidential Election

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) refuses to link the moment of intimacy between President Joko Widodo and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo with the 2024 Presidential Election (Pilpres). This was emphasized by the Chairman of the PDIP DPP Said Abdullah, responding to photos of Jokowi, Prabowo, and Ganjar who looked intimate while reviewing the harvest at Kebumen, Central Java, yesterday. "We don't want to think further about the 2024 presidential election," Said said in his statement, Friday, March 10.

According to Said, there was nothing special about Ganjar's presence when Jokowi visited the main harvest. This is because Ganjar is indeed the governor of Central Java regardless of the two PDIP cadres at that moment.

"Automatically Mas Ganjar as Governor of Central Java is part of this activity," said Said.

For PDIP, continued Said, togetherness of the president, ministers and regional heads is only the work of the government to make the national food independence program a success. Moreover, national food is currently filled with imported products.

"This program is very important because some of our foodstuffs are met from imports, even though all countries currently have an interest in securing their respective food supplies," he said.

In fact, Said said, the Indonesian House of Representatives also supports the strategic agenda of securing national food supply needs in the midst of uncertain global economic conditions.

"The DPR also provides very large food security budget support this year of Rp. 104.2 trillion," explained the Chairman of the Budget Agency (Banggar) of the DPR RI.

Said also reminded that the large budget must produce results in order to reduce national food needs through food import activities.

"We really appreciate the attention of the president and his ministers on this program, including the synergy of local governments in supporting this program," he said.