Golkar Deputy Calls Bahlil Lahadalia Eligible To Become Chairman

Investment Minister Head of BKPM Bahlil Lahadalia. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Deputy General Chairperson (Waketum) of the Coordinator for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Adies Kadir, highlighted the name of the Minister of Investment/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia, who is often predicted to occupy the position of chairman of the new Golkar Party.

He said Bahlil met the qualifications of the requirements to become chairman of Golkar because he had at least been a Golkar Party administrator for a minimum of 5 years.

"Pak Bahlil, if I'm not mistaken, is the treasurer from West Papua. Parent Papua. So the treasurer of the Golkar Party, Main Papua Province," said Adies at the Golkar DPP, Slipi, West Jakarta, Tuesday.

Deputy Secretary General of the Golkar Party Mustafa M Radja added that the nomination of general chairman has general and special conditions. He stated that every Golkar cadre qualified to meet general requirements.

"There are general requirements, there are special requirements. The general requirements in the nomination of all cadres are given space in the contract, but to become general chairman there is a special requirement. We cannot convey special conditions now," explained Mustafa.

Meanwhile, Airlangga is known to have resigned from the position of chairman of the Golkar Party. There are a number of names that are predicted to be candidates for general chairman replacing Airlangga Hartarto, namely Bahlil Lahadalia to Gibran Rakabuming Raka.