Megawati Akui Gives Tasks To Ahok When Closing The PDIP V National Working Meeting

Megawati Soekarnoputri (Photo: Tsa Tsia/VOI)

Chairman of the PDI-P (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri admitted that she had assigned her cadre, Basuki Tjahja Purnama.

This was conveyed by Megawati in her political speech when closing the PDIP V National Working Meeting at the Beach City International Stadium, Ancol, North Jakarta, Sunday, May 26. He made a statement about Ahok's assignment after he told that he preferred to call his cadre with his alias name rather than his real name.

"Tjahaja Purnama, imagine, that's why I said, you know, I just called him Ahok already, hehehe," said Megawati.

The 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia then told that Ahok was not very active in the party because he joined the government of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) as President Commissioner of PT Pertamina (Persero). However, he then resigned from his position.

"Now he and us have come out of the government," he said.

Ahok called Megawati then asked for a party cadre. Moreover, he no longer has a position in government.

Responding to the request, Megawati then said that she already had a special task for Ahok. However, he did not elaborate further on the assignment.

"Okay, there is already a task," said Megawati, who was then greeted with great fanfare by the PDIP National Working Meeting participants.

As previously reported, Ahok was predicted to run in the 2024 Regional Head Election (Pilkada). His name is widely mentioned in the Pilgub of North Sumatra and Jakarta.

Later, the Chairman of the North Sumatra PDIP DPD, Rapidin Simbolon, revealed that his party had communicated with Basuki Tjahja Purnama alias Ahok regarding the 2024 North Sumatra Pilgub. At that time, he questioned the readiness of the former President Commissioner of PT Pertamina (Persero).

"We all communicate. With Mr. Ahok, I have communicated twice, 'Sir, if you are deployed in North Sumatra, are you ready, Mr. Ahok?', "If the party has been instructed, let alone North Sumatra to Papua, I am ready too," said Rapidin to reporters at the National Working Meeting V PDIP, Beach City International Stadium, Ancol, North Jakarta, Saturday, May 25.

"That's the true cadre's answer. These are all PDIP cadres wherever we are ordered by our party, we must be ready," he continued