After Being Inaugurated As TNI Commander, Admiral Yudo Will Continue General Andika's Program

JAKARTA - Admiral Yudo Margono has been ratified by the Indonesian House of Representatives to become the replacement TNI Commander General Andika Perkasa through a plenary meeting today, Tuesday, December 13. Yudo said he was still waiting to be sworn in by President Joko Widodo to carry out his duties as the new TNI Commander. "Of course, he also carried out programs that became his priority when undergoing a fit and proper test at Commission I of the DPR some time ago.

"As I said yesterday, I will continue the program that has been carried out by the TNI commander General Andika Perkasa," he said.

"In the future, according to the fit and proper test, later in accordance with the duties and responsibilities of the function of the TNI commander, I will carry out it with a full sense of responsibility," he added. It is known, in the fit and proper test on Friday, December 2, Admiral Yudo Margono revealed four priority programs that will be carried out when serving as TNI Commander. First, the acceleration of the construction of superior TNI human resources (HR) in every assignment based on professionalism and tough soul." TNI human resources are always my first priority because they are the basic capital in the development of the TNI," said Yudo while undergoing a fit and proper test for the candidate for TNI Commander in the House of Representatives Commission I, Friday, December 2nd.

Second, increase the operational readiness of personnel and defense equipment so that they have high preparedness to be moved at any time according to their needs.

Third, strengthen the implementation of the concept of the TNI's Joint Defense Area Command (Kogabwilhan), which will be the executor of the order of the TNI Commander.

"Fourth, strengthening the implementation of bureaucratic reform and TNI culture to support the duties and responsibilities of the TNI to uphold the sovereignty of the Republic of Indonesia," said Yudo.