Risma Is Angry, The Head Of Social Affairs Of Gorontalo Province Says The Situation Of The Meeting Has Become Uncomfortable

Head of the Gorontalo Provincial Social Service Muhammad Nadjamuddin (Photo: screenshot of the VOI teleconference interview)

JAKARTA - Head of the Gorontalo Provincial Social Service, Muhammad Nadjamuddin, said that the anger of the Minister of Social Affairs, Tri Rismaharini, at a coordinating officer for the Family Hope Program (PKH) circulating on social media had made the atmosphere of the meeting uncomfortable. In fact, the officers no longer want to talk about the difficulties regarding the provision of social assistance.

"The situation (during the meeting, ed) became uncomfortable. So these PKH friends didn't want to communicate, it was no longer good, 'why are we conveying the question of why mother is angry'", Nadjamuddin said while talking to VOI via teleconference, Saturday, September 2nd.

He also explained that Risma's anger initially occurred when the PDI-P politician checked data on receipts of social assistance between banks as distributors and PKH coordinators in various regions. In addition, they were also asked to convey the obstacles in delivering aid to people in need.

"It was asked to what extent the realization of the acceptance or submission has been", said Nadjamuddin.

However, due to data discrepancies, a coordinator said that some people had not received social assistance because they might have been crossed out. "Well, it was the strikethrough that made Mrs. Risma angry. That's the problem", he said.

"That's the problem. So this is a miscommunication about the data. After checking with the bank, the name is still there. What the PKH coordinator said was also immediately checked at the ministry because there happened to be an expert staff managing it and it turned out that the name was still there. there is", added Nadjamuddin.

However, she did not blame the difference in the data held by the PKH coordinator. The reason is that the data is not disclosed by the Ministry of Social Affairs to the coordinator but only to the bank.

"The SP2D (Disbursement Order) is from the Ministry of Social Affairs only to the bank. Then the bank conveys it to the PKH assistant, including the district or city. I can't even get the provincial service. Here is the problem", explained Nadjamuddin.

He did not expect Risma to be so angry that she pointed and pushed the coordinating officer who was conveying the problems he was facing. Moreover, he considered that the officer did not know anything because he was only trying to fight for the rights of the people who needed help.

"It's probably only because she said that she had been crossed out, well, Mrs. Risma got angry. 'I never crossed out I only expanded'. Then Mrs. Risma got angry, got angry, her blood pressure was high", he said.

"After that incident, after pointing it out, she immediately became angry, returned to her seat, and even kicked him out. That's what made us less good in the area", said Nadjamuddin.