Mahfud Withdraws From Jokowi's Cabinet, TPN Ensures No Strategy Changes

TPN Chairman Ganjar Pranowo, Arsjad Rasjid/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The head of the Ganjar-Mahfud National Winning Team (TPN), Arsjad Rasjid, ensured that there would be no strategic changes after Mahfud MD resigned from the position of Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam). They will continue to come down to meet the people and explain their vision and mission.

"There is no change in any strategic perspective. We focus on our strategy. Earlier I said we would return to the grassroots and we are very clear that our focus is on the people's economy," said Arsjad to reporters at the Media Center TPN Ganjar-Mahfud, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, January 31.

Although there has been no change in strategy, Arsjad opens up opportunities for Mahfud's differences in his attitude later. However, it is certain that the changes will not be carried out extremally.

"I don't think it has changed, but how can Prof. Mahfud always maintain the responsibilities given," said the Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN).

As previously reported, the vice presidential candidate number three, Mahfud MD has made a letter of resignation from the position of Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs. However, he is still waiting for the moment to meet with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to submit it directly.

"Today I have brought a letter to the president, to convey to the president directly about my political future which has recently become a public discussion and this letter will be submitted as soon as I get a schedule to meet the president," Mahfud said in a YouTube broadcast, Wednesday, January 31.

Mahfud said President Jokowi is still out of town. So, he continues to bring the letter if at any time he is summoned to the State Palace, Jakarta.

"As soon as I met him in person, I conveyed this letter," he said.

Mahfud said that he deliberately wanted to submit his resignation letter directly to Jokowi. Because, he wants to uphold ethics.

"I will only submit a letter, just in short with that. I was respectfully appointed, received the appointment with respect, I will say goodbye with great honor to him too," said the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK).

"And I will report I'm done. That's all from me," he concluded.