Expected To Replace Azis Syamsuddin In The DPR, Adies Kadir: Lodewijk And Kahar Are More Fitting

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Azis Syamsuddin (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - It is reported that the Golkar Party will announce the name of the replacement for Azis Syamsuddin as Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon, September 28.

There are a number of people who are said to be elected by the General Chairperson, Airlangga Hartarto, to become the deputy chairman of the DPR. Starting from Lodewijk F. Paulus, Adies Kadir, Ahmad Doli Kurnia, Kahar Muzakir, Firman Soebagyo and Dito Ganinduto.

Expected to replace Azis as chairman of the DPR, Golkar's DPP Legal Head Adies Kadir, in fact believes that there are still many qualified seniors to replace Azis Syamsuddin.

Namely, the Secretary General of the Golkar Party, Lodewijk F. Paulus and the chairman of the Golkar Party faction, Kahar Muzakir.

"There are still seniors like Pak Kahar and Pak Lodewijk who are more suitable to sit in that position," Adies told reporters, Monday, September 27.

The secretary of the Golkar Party Faction even admitted that he was enjoying his duties and functions as Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR. He also prefers to be the head of the legal commission rather than the chairman of the DPR.

According to him, the position of the deputy chairman of the DPR for the field of Korpolkam is more fitting to be held by other Golkar politicians

"Personally, I prefer to stay at the Deputy Chair of Commission III, let other colleagues sit there," said Adies.

It is known, Lieutenant General (Ret.) Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus is the Secretary General of the Golkar Party who sits as a member of Commission I of the DPR RI.

Then, Kahar Muzakir currently serves as Chairman of the Golkar Party Faction in the DPR RI and has been a deputy chairman of the Honorary Court of the Council (MKD). Kahar has also exchanged positions with Azis Syamsuddin when he was Chairman of the Budget Agency (Banggar) and Chairman of Commission III of the DPR.