JAKARTA - Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Panjaitan was appointed to lead the Jakarta - Bandung High-Speed Rail Committee. Again, Luhut is trusted by Jokowi to command important projects.

Esa Unggul University political communication observer Jamiluddin Ritonga said the appointment gave the impression that Luhut was indeed Jokowi's most trusted person.

 

"Jokowi feels comfortable when strategic work is handed over to Luhut. There seems to be confident for Jokowi, all the work given to Luhut will be completed properly," Jamiluddin said in a statement received by VOI, Monday, October 11.

"Because of that, Luhut's community is often called the minister of all affairs. Anyway, everything Luhut takes care of seems to be going well," he continued.

However, Jamiluddin assessed that the high trust in Luhut could give a bad impression on President Jokowi's cabinet. It could be, he said, that other cabinet members were not pleased with the excessive trust in Luhut, especially the cabinet member whose abilities were better than the chairman of the Java-Bali COVID-19 handling.

In addition, he continued, trust in Luhut can have two meanings. First, Luhut was given many positions because Jokowi considered that he had many talents or was multitalented.

"Luhut is considered a versatile figure to lead institutions in various fields, and Jokowi is confident that he will succeed," said Jamiluddin.

"Indeed, several tasks given by Jokowi to Luhut have yielded results. One of them, Luhut is considered successful in leading the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Java and Bali," he continued.

Second, Luhut was appointed to lead various fields so that he could become the real leader of the bumper. Jamiluddin said Luhut was considered a figure capable of covering up shortcomings and protecting his leaders.

"The public can certainly judge for themselves which leader Luhut belongs to. A leader who is indeed versatile or a leader who can cover the shortcomings of his leader (bumper, ed)," said Jamiluddin.

As is known, President Joko Widodo issued Presidential Regulation No. 93 of 2021 on October 6, 2021, regarding the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project.

One of the contents of the regulation is regarding the establishment of the Fast Train Committee between Jakarta and Bandung led by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.

"With this Presidential Regulation a High-Speed Rail Committee between Jakarta and Bandung was formed, led by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment and consisting of the Minister of Finance, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, and Minister of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as the Committee," stated in Article 3A Paragraph 1 the policy.


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