The Reason Andi Widjajanto Withdraws From The Governor Of Lemhanas After Becoming Ganjar's Winning Team: Make Sure Netrality

Governor of the Indonesian National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) Andi Widjajanto/ANTARA/Genta Tenri Mawangi

JAKARTA - The Governor of the National Resilience Institute (Lemhanas), Andi Widjajanto, resigned from his position after joining the winning team for PDIP presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo.

The decision was conveyed in a briefing at the Gadjah Mada Auditorium room, Lemhannas, Jakarta, Monday, October 16.

Andi revealed that one of the reasons behind his resignation was to maintain Lemhannas' neutrality and ensure that the institution was not involved in practical politics. He also hopes that the Indonesian National Defense Institute can continue to carry out its duties well.

"So today, I give the task to the Deputy Governor and the Main Secretary to ensure that neutrality, ensure that no single TNI and Polri are active and ASN in Lemhannas are practical political," Andi said in a video received, Monday, October 16.

Andi said that his party was preparing for the transition of Lemhannas RI's leadership quickly. In the briefing, he emphasized the importance of ethics in making decisions, considering that Lemhannas is the highest educational institution in preparing candidates for national leaders.

Andi admitted that he would submit a formal letter of resignation to my president that he had been officially registered as a member of the Ganjar TPN Team to the General Elections Commission (KPU). He will also prepare the transition.

"The transition was that when the National Winning Team was registered with the KPU, I resigned as Governor of Lemhannas. The process will be fully submitted to the President through the Minister of State Secretary," he said.

It is known that Andi was appointed political deputy 5.0 of the presidential Ganjar national winning team (TPN GP) by the chairman of the TPN GP Arsjad Rasjid.