Gibran's Nomination Is Considered By Aria Bima PDIP To Give A Negative Impression For President Jokowi

PDIP politician Aria Bima. (ANTARA-Zubi Mahrofi)

PDI-P (PDIP) politician Aria Bima assesses that Gibran Rakabuming Raka can give a negative impression to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) if he becomes Prabowo Subianto's companion in the 2024 presidential election. In fact, his father for almost 10 years has a good track record. "“ We see this 10 years (President Jokowi, ed) being a president who has a very positive track record with various existing performances. Do not let Pak Jokowi's name become ugly at the end of his tenure,” Aria told reporters at the Media Center of the Ganjar-Mahfud National Winning Team (TPN), Menteng, Central Jakarta, Friday, October 20. Aria menunggu sikap lanjutan dari isu Gibran menjadi kawapres. “ Bagaimana Pak Jokowi intervensi melarang Mas Gibran menjadi kawapresnya Pak Prabowo untuk kehormatan Pak Jokowi,” tegasnya. It didn't stop there, Aria assessed that this issue could stop completely if Gibran refused the proposal as Prabowo's vice presidential candidate. "And back together with the party that carried Pak Jokowi 2014, 2019 at the Cemara Center and returned to the PDI-P as Mas Gibran's party," he said.

Previously, information circulated that Gibran traveled to Jakarta on Friday afternoon by using a Batik Air plane through Ahmad Yani Airport, Semarang. Gibran was widely involved in the Golkar Party through the membership of the Indonesian Renewal Youth Force (AMPI) which is a community organization under the Golkar Party. The party bearing the banyan symbol became one of Prabowo's supporting parties in the 2024 presidential election. Meanwhile, Secretary General of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Eddy Soeparno will support whoever the vice presidential candidate is appointed to accompany Prabowo. This step is in accordance with PAN's initial commitment when joining the Advanced Indonesia Coalition. The news circulating that the name of the vice presidential candidate Prabowo was narrowed to two names, namely the Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir and the Mayor of Solo who is also a PDIP cadre, Gibran Rakabuming Raka. "Whoever will be decided to become a vice presidential candidate in the general chairman forum, all members of the coalition will obey and will be consistent in carrying out their decision," Edy told reporters, Friday, October 20.