Jokowi Alludes To Reshuffle After Flickering Several Ministers, Cak Imin: Who Dare To Hit PKB?

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JAKARTA - Chairman of the PKB, Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin, responded to the issue of a cabinet reshuffle that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) began to mention because he was annoyed with several related ministries that still had imported.

Cak Imin admitted that there were no signs that President Jokowi would carry out a cabinet reshuffle soon.

"Not yet. I don't know yet", said Cak Imin to reporters at the parliament complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Friday, March 25.

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) also commented on several ministers who were teased by President Jokowi who often irritated him because he liked to import goods. Though production can be done domestically.

Cak Imin believes the PKB minister will be 'safe' in this reshuffle. In fact, he said that no one dared to 'nudge' the ministers of the PKB.

"Surely (safe-ed), who dared to nudge PKB", he said.

"We are really stupid", said Jokowi during the Affirmation Proudly Made in Indonesia in Bali, Friday, March 25.

He also mentioned several products that are still imported by the agency, one of which is CCTV. "What is this. We don't think that we are a developed country, we just buy CCTV to buy imports", he said.

The former governor of DKI Jakarta also satirized the Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, who was still importing hospital beds and medical equipment. In fact, the production of hospital beds is available in Jogjakarta, Bekasi, and Tangerang.

Furthermore, the Head of State also mentioned the Minister of Agriculture, Syahrul Yasin Limpo, who imported agricultural machinery. "Minister of Agriculture. Tractors are not just imported high-tech. I'm annoyed", Jokowi growled.

Then, pencils, paper, notebooks, chairs, and laptops also still use foreign products. The same applies to shoes and military and police uniforms purchased from other countries.

The President also threatened to impose sanctions on local governments that still import goods. He asked the Minister of Finance to cut the Special Allocation Fund (DAK) and withhold the General Allocation Fund (DAU) for regions that have not spent their budget on local products.

Furthermore, the Head of State asked the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) to replace the main director who was still importing.

The same goes for the ministry. Jokowi will reshuffle ministers if they are still importing. "Ministry, it's the same but that's my part. Reshuffle", said the President.