Prabowo Reaffirms Jokowi's Work Program Will Continue

Prabowo Subianto (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - For so many times, Presidential Candidate from the Forward Indonesia Coalition (KIM) Prabowo Subianto emphasized that he would continue President Joko Widodo's work program if he was elected president in the 2024 general election (election). He also emphasized that he would continue to maintain the downstream program for SDA terutana nickel.

"The direction (Jokowi's policy) is correct, don't hesitate, don't be careless, you have to be firm. I am firm, I will continue Pak Jokowi's program. I firmly say that," Prabowo said when delivering his remarks at the Declaration of State Administrators Volunteer Support for Prabowo-Gibran at the Djakarta Theater, Jakarta, Saturday.

He assessed that Jokowi's work programs and policies have become the foundation for Indonesia to become a developed country in 2045. "I really believe that we must continue everything (Jokowi), and we must perfect it, and we must add it when necessary," he said. One of Jokowi's policies that will be continued is downstream natural resources (SDA). "So, the concept of downstreaming is one of the strategies policies that determines whether we continue to be like this, progress, but not jump. We want to be a prosperous country," said Prabowo.

If elected president in 2024, with the policy of downstreaming SDA, Prabowo wants to see Indonesian people using motorbikes and cars produced by domestically, and no longer pay as much as the regional minimum wage (UMR). Prabowo targets Indonesia's per capita income to reach 30 thousand US dollars per year in 2045 so that Indonesia falls into the category of developed countries. strong nationalism and integrity, so as not to be driven by other countries. "An example when the IMF (International Monetary Fund) wants to intervene for those who want to ban nickel exports, if the president is weak, already through that item, we will definitely export it again," said Bahlil.