Said Aqil Becomes Komut KAI, Minister Erick Thohir Calls It Easy To Free Land

SOE Minister Erick Thohir (Twitter / @ alphacharlie)

JAKARTA - BUMN Minister Erick Thohir explained the reason he appointed PBNU Chairman Said Aqil to be the President Commissioner of PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero).

Erick said that currently PT KAI is carrying out construction related to railway facilities. KAI needs a figure capable of smoothing land acquisition efforts as a synchronization of development.

"Yesterday, we had a synchronization of how many trains were developed, especially in the regions. We saw that Pak Said Aqil was a good figure because he also handled social issues," said Erick when met at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Thursday, March 4. .

Erick sees that in working on the construction of synchronizing long-distance trains with the Jabodetabek LRT, MRT, to the Jakarta-Bandung fast train, social problems are often constrained. Said Aqil as a religious figure is seen as being able to solve this problem.

"So far, sometimes development is vulnerable to social issues. I think Pak Said Aqil's figure is an acceptable figure so that the social issue of railway construction synchronization can be carried out," said Erick.

Moreover, said Erick, Said Aqil was also accompanied by a commissioner in charge of financial management. "So, each figure is different," he continued.

State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Minister Erick Thohir appointed PBNU Chairman Said Aqil Siradj to be the main commissioner and concurrently the independent commissioner of PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) or KAI. The appointment of Said Aqil replaced Jusman Syafii Djamal.

The appointment of Said Aqil was confirmed by Riza Primadi who was also appointed as the commissioner of the state-owned transportation company.

"That's right, Said Aqil Siroj as the President Commissioner of KAI and concurrently an Independent Commissioner," he said, when contacted by VOI, Wednesday, March 3.