Jokowi's Goal Of Last Year's Cabinet Reshuffle: Not Only The Minister's Case, Because Of Requests From Several Groups

DOK ANTARA / President Jokowi with Vice President Ma'ruf Amin

YOGYAKARTA - Last year President Joko Widodo had awaited 6 new ministers of the Forward Indonesia Cabinet from the veranda of the Merdeka Palace. Then what is Jokowi's goal of cabinet reshuffle?

The 6 new ministers who have reshuffled the cabinet are, Tri Rismaharini, Sandiaga Uno, Budi Gunawan Sadikin, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, and M Luthfi.

Jokowi's goal is to reshuffle the cabinet

The strong reason for the need for a reshuffle is the alleged corruption case that ensnared Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Edhy Prabowo and Social Minister Juliari Peter Batubara. Both of them are dealing with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Various groups have pushed for a reshuffle or reshuffling the cabinet. One of the things that urged President Jokowi to carry out a cabinet reshuffle was Jokowi's National People's Committee (Kornas).

According to Kornas Jokowi, currently public satisfaction with the performance of the Forward Indonesia Cabinet is decreasing. One of the reasons is the alleged corruption that ensnared the two ministers.

Apart from the problem of corruption, the Jokowi-supporting organization also assessed a number of ministers as stuttering in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"At present, in this pandemic condition, many ministers are stuttering, even though Jokowi often says we have to work on an extraordinary basis," said Jokowi's Head of National Corps, Havid Permana in a short message, Tuesday, December 22, 2020.

"Then the increase in cases of COVID-19, which has a huge impact on the community's economy," he said.

Kornas itself has a list of names of ministers who have performed poorly in the one year period of Jokowi-Ma'ruf administration. So, it is deemed necessary to be reshuffled. "We also propose the addition of a new nomenclature, namely the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Indonesia," added Havid.

Apart from asking for a replacement, his party also prepared a name, if the Head of State needed his own consideration. He admitted that he had reasons to propose volunteers to become assistant to the president.

"These volunteers, people have loyalty and we think Jokowi needs people who have loyalty because 2024 has entered the election. Don't let the ministers have their own agenda," Havid explained.

Meanwhile, Secretary General of Kornas Jokowi, Akrom Saleh Akib, said that the assistant to the new president must be loyal and not interested in pragmatic interests, especially when it comes to corruption cases.

"The reshuffle must be carried out on a large scale. I ask the President not to hesitate anymore," said Akrom.

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