Frequently To Central Java's Banteng Cage, Palace: President Wants To Ensure People's Basic Needs Are Available

Presidential Special Staff Coordinator Ari Dwipayana (DOK ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Presidential Special Staff Coordinator Ari Dwipayana emphasized that President Joko Widodo's intensive activities in the Central Java region were carried out to ensure that government programs were running. This is also often done by Jokowi in other regions. "This is something the same, (with) activities that have been carried out by the President in various places. Ensuring the basic needs of the people are available, ensuring that government programs run," said Ari Dwipayana in a statement to reporters at the Ministry of State Secretariat Building, Jakarta, Monday, January 29. This was conveyed by Ari in response to reporters' questions about the reasons why President Joko Widodo intensively paid a working visit in Central Java. The President's intensive activities in Central Java raise the perception of some parties that the President wants to encourage votes for certain pairs of candidates in the 2024 presidential election. Ari stated that the President's activities in Central Java were not related to elections. According to him, the President wants to ensure that government programs, including priority programs that intersect directly with the community, are actually carried out in the regions.

Furthermore, regarding the President's opportunity to take the opportunity to campaign, Ari said that so far President Joko Widodo has not planned to go down campaigning. "Until now, there is no campaign plan. Nothing yet," said Ari.