Jokowi Builds Dam With IDR 513 Billion, Denny Siregar: IDR 1 Trillion Formula E Is Just Anies Image

Social Media Activist Denny Siregar (Photo: Screenshot of CokroTV)

JAKARTA - Social media activist Denny Siregar again made a harsh satire to the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan. This time, it is related to the budget allocation of IDR 1 trillion for the succession of Formula E, which is still unclear.

Denny compared Formula E's budget allocation with what President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) did in building the Kuningan Dam in Kuningan Regency, West Java.

After seven years of hard work, the dam was finally built with a state budget of IDR 513 billion.

According to Denny, the construction of dams is much more useful for many people.

"With IDR 513 billion, the dam was built. It works for many people, boosts the economy in the food sector", explained Denny while retweeting Jokowi's official Twitter tweet @jokowi, Thursday, September 12.

Unlike the IDR 1 trillion in Formula E, which until now is in danger of failing. Unfortunately, according to Denny, electric-powered car racing is done for the sake of imaging.

"IDR 1 trillion of Formula E is only for imaging. Threatened to fail again. Not worthy to be the leader, We Don't Know What We Don't Know it..", said Denny.

President Jokowi took the time to inaugurate the Kuningan Dam during a working visit to review vaccinations in Kuningan, West Java some time ago. This dam was planned in 2013 and was only realized in 2018 with an allocation of the State Budget of IDR 513 billion.

This dam gets its water supply from the Cijangkelok River and can drain 1,000 hectares of rice fields in Kuningan District, West Java, and 2,000 hectares in Brebes district, Central Java.

In addition to irrigation, the dam functions as flood control, providing raw water to a 500 kW power plant.

For information, the International Automotive Federation (FIA) as the manager of Formula E in New York, United States, has released a temporary calendar for the implementation of Formula E in 2022.

However, Jakarta was not on the list of Formula E organizers that year. In fact, to bring this event to the capital city, the DKI Provincial Government has poured quite a bit of money.

In a report issued by the BPK as of June 19, 2020, it was noted that Anies Baswedan had paid a commitment fee to Formula E Operations Limited (FEO) and a Bank Guarantee of almost Rp. 1 trillion.

In detail, there is a commitment fee paid in 2019 worth IDR 360 billion. Furthermore, in 2020, the commitment fee paid is equivalent to IDR 200.3 billion. Then, the Bank Guarantee that was paid was worth IDR 423 billion.

The entire cost of financing the electric-powered car racing event, which has been prepared since 2019, is even from DKI Regional Budget funds.