President Appoints Deputy Minister Of PAN-RB, PKS: Mubazir

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Photo: Setkab)

JAKARTA - The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) criticized President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s move to issue Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 47 of 2021 concerning the Ministry of Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN-RB). Where in it regulates the position of deputy minister (wamen).

The chairman of the PKS DPP, Mardani Ali Sera, assessed that the addition of the position of Deputy Minister of PANRB was not in accordance with the bureaucratic reform that was touted by the Government.

"Enlarging the post of deputy minister is not in line with the spirit of bureaucratic reform which emphasizes the principle of 'poor structure and rich function'," said Mardani, Saturday, June 5.

According to him, only one leader in the ministry is enough. The reason is that there are still ministerial secretaries (sesmen) and several other director generals (dirjen) to assist the minister's duties.

“One Minister is enough and it makes coordination easier. Because now it has been assisted by Sesmen and several other assistants, "he said.

Moreover, continued this member of Commission II of the DPR RI, the management of the state civil apparatus bureaucracy (ASN) is currently assisted by the State Civil Service Agency (BKN). Therefore, the addition of the Deputy Minister will be in vain alias redundant.

"For the affairs of the management of the bureaucracy and ASN, there is also the State Civil Service Agency (BKN) and the State Civil Apparatus Commission (KASN). So it's a waste," he explained.

Mardani suspects that the new position is only to prepare a place to enlarge the coalition.

"Maybe this is part of the post to prepare new groups or people to join this already super-large coalition," he concluded.

Previously, President Jokowi signed Presidential Decree No. 47 of 2021 concerning the PAN-RB Ministry, which also regulates the position of WamenPAN-RB. The rules related to the position of WamenPAN-RB are contained in Article 2. The Deputy Minister will later be responsible to MenPAN-RB.