Sufmi Dasco: Announcement Of Cabinet Minister Prabowo-Gibran Conducted Sunday Night

Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, mentioned the possibility of announcing the names of cabinet ministers of the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka government on Sunday, October 20, evening.

Prabowo-Gibran, who is the elected candidate in the 2024 presidential election, is scheduled to be sworn in and sworn in as the president-vice president of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2024-2029 period on Sunday at around 10.00 WIB.

"Later tonight, God willing, tonight. The clock does not yet know, but will be announced by the elected president at the Palace," Dasco said in response to reporters' questions when met around the Senayan Parliament Complex, Jakarta, ahead of the inauguration ceremony, quoted from Antara, Sunday, October 20.

He continued that if the composition of the cabinet was announced tonight, they would be immediately appointed as ministers on Monday morning, while the deputy ministers would be sworn in on Monday afternoon.

A few days before the inauguration, Prabowo had summoned more than 100 ministerial candidates, deputy ministerial candidates, and a candidate for head of agency to his private residence on Jalan Kertanegara Number 4, Jakarta. He also provided briefing to them at his residence in Hambalang, Bogor Regency, West Java.

The situation around the Nusantara Building, the location of the inauguration ceremony, began to be filled with invited guests at around 07.00 WIB. The ranks of the MPR, DPR, and DPD leaders arrived at the location at least three hours before the series of inauguration events began at 10.00 WIB.

Then, there are also the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), the Minister of ATR/BPN who is also the General Chair of the DPP Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), the Grand Imam of the Istiqlal Mosque Nasaruddin Umar, and the General Chairperson of the PKB DPP Muhaimin Iskandar who have arrived at the inauguration ceremony location. AHY and Nasarudddin Umar are figures who are included in the Prabowo cabinet ministerial candidate exchange.

Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka are scheduled to take an oath of office as President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2024-2029 term of service at the MPR RI Plenary Session at the Nusantara Building, parliament complex, Jakarta, Sunday.

A total of 732 members of the MPR RI witnessed the procession of taking the oath of office. The MPR RI Plenary Session was also attended by national figures, leaders of political parties, and representatives of friendly countries.

There are at least 20 officials at the head of state level and 18 ministerial-level officials are scheduled to attend the inauguration ceremony at the Nusantara Building.

Friendly countries that sent their envoys to attend the inauguration ceremony include Germany, Qatar, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Laos, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Brunei Darussalam, Timor Leste, Serbia, and China.

Other countries, namely Cambodia, New Zealand, Solomon, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Britain, the United States, India, Jordania, Japan, Italy, Canada, France, Brazil and Fiji.