DPR Leaders Ask Council Members To Focus On Reorganizing Pertamina Plumpang Depots And The Impact Of Extreme Weather

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Lodewijk F Paulus while chairing the plenary meeting. (Nailin-VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Lodewijk F Paulus conveyed a number of issues that became the attention of council members during the fourth trial period for the 2022-2023 trial year.

Lodewijk conveyed this in his opening speech for the IV session of the DPR in 2022-2023 which was held at a plenary meeting at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, March 14, Monday, March 14. The Golkar Party legislator represented the chairman of PDR Puan Maharani who was not present.

"The DPR RI asks to immediately evaluate and reorganize the Pertamina Plumpang depot and hopes that this incident will be a valuable lesson and must not be repeated," said Lodewijk. The DPR leadership also appealed to the public to be aware of the recent extreme weather. Including anticipating inundation and fallen trees due to heavy rains that flushed the Jabodetabek area.

"According to information from the BMKG, Jakarta currently has the potential to experience extreme weather in the form of moderate rain and heavy rain that can be absorbed by lightning and strong winds. For this reason, we urge the public to anticipate and remain careful of the possibility of local flooding in fallen tree puddles and others," said Lodewijk.

According to records from the Secretariat General of the DPR, 49 members were physically present, 222 were present virtually, with permission for 20 people, bringing a total of 291 of the 575 council members from all factions in the DPR RI. "By saying Bismillairrohmanirrohim, allow us as the chairman of the council to open the 18th DPR plenary meeting for the IV trial for the 2022-2023 session today, Tuesday, March 14, 2023," said Lodewijk.