Prabowo Lantik Major Teddy Ajudannya Jadi Seskab

Major Teddy Indra Wijaya was inaugurated as Cabinet Secretary at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Monday, October 21, 2024 at around 15.00 WIB. (VOI screenshot)

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated Infantry Major Teddy Indra Wijaya or known as Major Teddy as Cabinet Secretary (Setkab) at the State Palace, Jakarta today, Monday, October 21. He was inaugurated with deputy ministers.

Judging from the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, the inauguration will be held at 15.00 WIB. Teddy got a position based on the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Indonesia Number 143 P/2024 concerning the Appointment of Cabinet Secretary.

After that, Prabowo took the oath of office of ministers and heads of institutions. This procession was also attended by clergy.

"I swear that I will be loyal to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and will carry out all laws and regulations as straight as possible for the sake of my service to the nation and state," Prabowo said dictating the oath of office and followed by Luhut.

"That in carrying out my duties, I will uphold the ethics of my position, work my best, with a full sense of responsibility."

Previously, the Daily Chairperson of the Gerindra Party DPP Sufmi Dasco Ahmad explained about the position of aide to the President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto, Teddy Indra Wijaya in the Red and White Cabinet. Dasco said his position as Cabinet Secretary was under the Ministry of State Secretary so there was no need to resign from the TNI.

This was conveyed by Dasco in response to the number of parties who questioned how an active TNI member with the rank of major could fill the position of Cabinet Secretary.

"The structure and organizational charts have changed so that there is no Menseskab but are merged under the Minister of State Secretary," Dasco said when contacted, Monday, October 21.

Therefore, continued Dasco, Major Teddy did not need to resign from his position as an active TNI officer. Because said Dasco, the position of Cabinet Secretary is no longer at the ministerial level.

"So that this nomenclature change can be filled by Brother Teddy without having to retire from the TNI because it is not at the ministerial level," he said.

"The structure of the Seskab, is under the same State Secretariat as positions that can be filled by TNI or Polri officers such as Sesmil, Sespri, and others whose limits are the highest equivalent of Echelon II or if the TNI-Polri are the highest equivalent of Brigadier General," continued Dasco.