GP Ansor Explains Erick Thohir's Reason For Becoming The Strongest Vice Presidential Candidate In The 2024 General Election

PSSI Chairman Erick Thohir (Source: PSSI)

JAKARTA - PP General Chairperson of the Anshor Youth Movement Faisal Saimima agreed that SOE Minister Erick Thohir was seen as a strong candidate for vice presidential candidate (cawapres) in the 2024 presidential election.

Moreover, the survey results in several survey institutions have strong correlations with Erick's performance in leading the BUMN ministry.

According to him, the survey results are a form of great appreciation from the public for Erick Thohir's work.

In addition to successfully leading the Ministry of SOEs, the General Chairperson of PSSI is considered to have recorded extraordinary achievements at international events such as the Asian Games, MotoGP, G20 Summit, and most recently 1 Pieter Boat.

"Of course what Mr. Erick Thohir has done so far has paid off, in the international arena starting from the Asian games to the G20, as the Minister of SOEs, he has been able to properly back up the handling of COVID-19 to the economic recovery," said Faisal in his statement, Wednesday, March 22.

Based on the results of a recent survey released by Indo Barometer, Erick Thohir's name came out as the strongest vice presidential candidate ahead of the 2024 presidential election with the highest electability, which was 22.9 percent.

This figure exceeds a number of other names, such as the Governor of East Java Khofifah Indar Parawansa (15.8 percent), Puan Maharani (6.3 percent), and Chairul Tanjung (2.7 percent).

Faisal said Erick was a role model of a successful leader and was able to carry out his duties well.

"In international sporting events ranging from MotoGP performances to F1 Power Boats, the work he does is certainly appreciated by the Indonesian people so that the electability of 22.9 percent as a vice presidential candidate is a public trust that he gets," he said.

Faisal also acknowledged that Erick's positive performance as the minister of SOEs was well measured, and the results could be clearly seen.

Seperti transforman BUMN berhasil dilakukan sehingga Erick mendapat penghargaan Minister of The Year tahun 2022 oleh CNBC Indonesia.

"It can also be seen from the consolidated net profit of state-owned companies which reached Rp303.7 trillion," he said.

Meanwhile, the General Chairperson of the Central National Leadership Council for People's Sovereignty (MPN PAKAR) Razikin Juraid is also in line with Faisal.

He considered the high public appreciation for Erick Thohir's performance to make his name the strongest vice presidential candidate.

Erick Thohir's performance as SOE minister has had a positive impact on the economic development of the community. So far, Erick Thohir has dared to expose corruption at the same time narrowing the gap for corruption in SOEs," said Razikin when contacted separately.

Razikin said the real form of public appreciation for Erick's performance was by placing himself at the top as the best performing minister in the Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin Advanced Indonesia Cabinet.

"The impact of the SOE cleaning program makes the efficiency and increase in BUMN profits," he said.

Razikin, who is also an activist and youth leader Muhammadiyah, said that Erick's high electability as a vice presidential candidate was also supported by the public's assessment as one of the most worthy figures to maintain and continue President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) vision.

"Because, however, the sustainability of President Joko Widodo's development agenda should not be deflected, let alone stopped," said Razikin.

Razikin further assessed that the electability was Erick's main capital, which was in the vortex of nominations for presidential and vice presidential candidates driven by political parties (political parties).

He believes that political parties are conducting calculations carefully, and considering Erick's name is in the top priority in their candidacy.

"I praise the National Mandate Party (PAN), PPP and of course the coalition party of President Jokowi, especially the United Indonesia Coalition (KIB) which places Erick Thohir as a figure who is very worthy of being a presidential and vice presidential candidate in 2024," concluded Razikin.