Conflicts Within The PPP Body Can Disrupt The Party's Agenda Ahead Of 2024

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JAKARTA - The management dispute in the United Development Party (PPP) is still ongoing and rolling in the Central Jakarta District Court, after the appointment of Haji Lulung as chairman of the DKI PPP DPW, which is considered odd. Whereas previously, at the regional deliberations, Saiful Rahmat Dasuki was chosen as the elected Chairman of the DKI PPP DPW.

After filing a lawsuit through the party court, and there was no response from the PPP central board, Saiful Rahmat Dasuki's camp, then launched a lawsuit at the Central Jakarta District Court.

The trial which was held on Tuesday, March 22, was carried out with the agenda of examining case files. At the trial, none of the defendants were present to respond legally to the management dispute.

Juhdi Permana, Saiful Rahmat Dasuki's attorney, said that the dispute had to be continued through the courts. This is because, according to Juhdi, the PPP chairman, Suharso Monoarfa, has never responded to this problem.

"The trial is still examining the case file. We must seriously address this issue through legal channels, because the party court never responded. In addition, the chairman of the PPP (Suharso Monoarfa) also doesn't want to participate in solving this problem, instead he makes an odd decision and this problem is protracted," Juhdi said when contacted, Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

In the lawsuit at the Central Jakarta District Court, Juhdi said that his party demanded the cancellation of the decision letter number 0060/SK/DPP/W/IX/2021, regarding the ratification of Haji Lulung as the general chairman of PPP DKI Jakarta.

Saiful Rahmat Dasuki filed a lawsuit through the party court, because his election in the PPP DKI Jakarta regional deliberations did not want to be recognized by the PPP DPP. The PPP board instead chose Haji Lulung, who was previously still listed as a PAN cadre.

"We know that on May 27, 2021, the PPP DPW will hold a regional meeting, which will then determine the format. From this format, there are already elements of DPW, elements of DPC. So it has fulfilled the elements," said Juhdi.

Juhdi added that the elected formators have also been proposed to the PPP DPP, but PPP chairman Suharso Monoarfa does not admit that Saiful Rahmat Dasuki as DKI PPP chairman was elected.

“This formation committee has chosen Haji Saiful Rahmat Dasuki, but it was not recognized. Instead, he chose Haji Lulung, who is still a member of the Council of the PAN Party. This circuit is problematic, you know," he said.

The unresolved conflict within the PPP has clearly disrupted the party's agenda. In fact, political parties must start preparing to win the 2024 general election.

In addition, the KPU must also verify and determine the political parties participating in the 2024 election. And the conditions experienced by PPP can disrupt the verification process, the hardest impact being not participating in the election.