The President Must Be Firm, If The Minister Fails To Handle COVID-19 Just Fire

President Jokowi (DOK Secretariat)

JAKARTA - Executive Director of the Indonesia Political Institute (IPI) Karyono Wibowo assesses President Jokowi's visit to residential areas directly as a code of satire against his ministers.

This, said Karyooi, because the president is considered to have run out of patience seeing his ranks of assistants who are slow in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. One of them is about the distribution of social assistance to the people.

"Actually, yes, maybe it's part of the president's impatience to see his aides slow down," said Karyono to VOI, published on Saturday, July 17.

According to him, Jokowi's move was shown because the president wanted to work fast, while the realization was slow due to not having the same rhythm as the ministers.

"The president wants to be fast, his assistants should work and think quickly according to the president's will," added Karyono.

To that end, Karyono advised President Jokowi to firmly instruct his ministers. If it is slow and unable to realize the president's wishes, then the President can dismiss him.

"If you can't, then just be fired. The president must be firm," explained Karyono.

If necessary, he said, President Jokowi would reshuffle ministers who failed to deal with the pandemic. This, according to Karyono, is also a challenge for Jokowi in his last term.

"I totally agree 1000 percent. Because this is the big challenge that is being faced right now is the handling of the pandemic. This is the president's bet in his last term," said Karyono.