Asked About Formula E, Anies Laughed And Looked Away

DKI Governor Anies Baswedan and Deputy Governor RIza Patria (DOK Instagram aniesbaswedan)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is still reluctant to comment on the issue of the implementation of Formula E. In an interview session with journalists, Anies was asked about the clarity of Formula E.

Hearing this question, Anies replied with a short laugh. He then quipped reporters before finally looking away from the interview session.

"Haha. Look for the title," Anies answered at DKI City Hall, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, September 8.

Today, the Formula E polemic was brought up again in the ratification of the Draft Regional Regulation (Raperda) on Accountability for Budget Implementation and Expenditure Revenue (P2APBD) for the 2020 budget year into a Regional Regulation (Perda) in the plenary meeting room of the DKI DPRD Building.

Prior to the Raperda P2APBD, a number of members of the PDIP and PSI factions gave critical notes to the DKI Provincial Government. The executive who attended the plenary meeting was the Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria.

PDIP and PSI urge the DKI Provincial Government to complete recommendations on the findings of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). the recommendation is a revision of the feasibility study (feasibility study) Formula E. In the previous feasibility study, the commitment fee and bank guarantee were not included in the expense. Thus, giving rise to anomalies in the calculation of income and expenses.

Until now, the interpellation rights for Formula E proposed by PSI and PDIP have not been implemented. The DPRD leadership has not yet held a Deliberative Body meeting to determine the schedule for the Formula E interpellation plenary meeting.

The plenary meeting is the determinant so that the interpellation can be held. In order for the interpellation to take place, the DPRD members present at the plenary meeting must meet a quorum of 50 percent + 1 or as many as 54 DPRD members.

It is known that seven factions other than PDIP and PSI in the DPRD said they disagreed with the proposed Interpellation Rights Formula E. Thus, only 33 DRPD members from PDIP and PSI submitted the proposal. Therefore, PDIP and PSI are lobbying DPRD members from other factions to participate in plenary meetings.