Jokowi Do Not Hesitate To Remove Poor Performance Minister

President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Photo: Setkab)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was asked not to hesitate to reshuffle a number of ministers whose performance was less than optimal. Moreover, its performance disrupts the national economy.

"It is better to immediately do a reshuffle because entrepreneurs also wait and see if the policy is slow to run because technical officials do not immediately execute the budget," said Indef Bhima economist Arya Yudhistira to VOI, Jakarta, Thursday, July 9 evening.

Because, twice the President reminded his ministers to improve performance. However, the president's instructions seemed to be ignored by his aides. So, the most appropriate way is to remove the minister.

"This means that starting from the speech on June 18 to July 8 there have been no significant developments related to the realization of the budget. This is an indication that without government stimulus assistance, the economic recovery will take longer," he said.

According to him, if this continues, the President himself will be responsible for this. Because, he is the head of state. "I think the situation has worsened in the new normal era," he said.

Previously, President Jokowi asked four ministries plus the Police to accelerate government spending. These institutions, which have huge budgets, turn out to be "stingy" in ministerial spending.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the entire world economy to collapse. A number of other heads of state who are actively communicating with Jokowi also agree with the decline in the economic sector.

The predictions of the world economy are changing at a fast pace. Unfortunately, that analysis leads to something bad.

"Finally, the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) even (mentions) minus 6 to minus 7.6 percent, try, keep changing. But if we are not horrified and think this is mediocre, gosh, it's really dangerous. "Spending is also mediocre, our spending is mediocre, there is no acceleration," said Jokowi in a Limited Meeting Regarding the Acceleration of Budget Absorption in Six Ministries / Agencies, Tuesday, July 7.

The only hope that can move the economy is the government through ministry spending actions. Jokowi's hope lies with a number of ministries that have jumbo budgets.

"I ask everything to be accelerated, especially those with a large budget. This is the Ministry of Education and Culture, which has Rp. 70.7 trillion, the Ministry of Social Affairs Rp. 104.4 trillion, the Ministry of Defense Rp. 117.9 trillion, the Police Rp. 92.6 trillion, the Ministry of Transportation Rp. 32.7 trillion. ministries and also in the police, everything is accelerated, the spending, "pleaded Jokowi.

"So what I present here, what I invite is the (budget) that was big," he continued.