According To The Observer, Mahfud Has Proven That The Government Is Unable To Meet The People's Needs After The Story That The Professor Gave Oxygen To His Juniors

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD (Irfan Meidianto/VOI)

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD shared a touching story about a professor in the health sector who shared the last oxygen with his juniors while receiving treatment due to exposure to COVID-19.

However, the story is considered to be Mahfud's way of showing the government's inability to meet medical oxygen needs amid an increase in COVID-19 cases last week.

Without mentioning who the professor was referring to, Mahfud said the story of the professor giving the last medical oxygen while being treated at the hospital was touching. According to him, this shows that there are still people who want to share with each other in the midst of a pandemic.

"There is also a senior medical professor giving the opportunity to his juniors to use the only oxygen left when both of them have Covid," he tweeted on the Twitter account @mohmahfudmd quoted Monday, July 26.

Mahfud said, the professor deliberately gave oxygen because he felt that his juniors still had a lot of time to serve. After giving the oxygen, the professor finally died.

In addition to that story, the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court also told of a conglomerate in East Java who died while waiting in line for handling COVID-19.

However, from all the existing stories, there are many other touching stories including those of those who finally recovered after being tested positive for COVID-19.

"There are many good stories where people who were infected with Covid 19 and were treated and underwent treatment calmly and participated in the process were able to recover," wrote Mahfud.

Before he died the professor said to his juniors, “You are young, you still have a long time to serve. Use that oxygen." That's a sad story. But there are many good stories where people who were infected with Covid 19 and were treated and underwent treatment calmly and participated in the process were able to recover.

— Mahfud MD (@mohmahfudmd) July 26, 2021

Mahfud's story was then responded to by the Executive Director of Indonesia Political Review, Ujang Komarudin. He said, Mahfud's story may aim to provide a good example from the professor whose name is unknown.

However, Mahfud does not seem to realize that this story is proof that the government is unable to provide for the community's needs.

"At the same time Mahfud MD also appointed himself because he is part of the government which means he is unable to provide oxygen cylinders for people exposed to COVID-19," said Ujang when contacted by VOI.

"On the negative side, the government is then considered unprepared and failed," he added.

Ujang then reminded Mahfud to be wise when using social media. Moreover, this is not the first time he has made inappropriate statements.

Previously, Mahfud had been in the public spotlight because he said he often watched the soap opera Ikatan Cinta in between his activities. "He is no longer a legal observer," he said.

"Currently he (Mahfud, ed) is the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs. So you must be careful in telling stories or making statements on social media," he concluded.