The Position Of MenPAN RB Is Still Held By The Acting, The Staff Of The Minister Of State Secretary: Replacements Cannot Be Reactive

Mahfud MD/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Special Staff to the Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Faldo Maldini said the replacement of Tjahjo Kumolo as Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (MenPAN RB) could not be reactive.

This reason made President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) appoint Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD as the executor of the task.

"The position of MenPAN RB is held by the executor of the task. Mr. Mahfud was appointed to fill the position," said Faldo in his written statement, Friday, July 15.

Faldo said the appointment of Mahfud as Acting MenPAN RB would certainly make administrative activities more optimal. So, the government's work can run well.

"We certainly all hope that this appointment will maintain the performance and achievements of the ministry in the future," he said.

"Usually a process like this, of course, cannot take reactive decisions, the most important thing is that the substance is all done well," continued Faldo.

Tjahjo Kumolo died on July 1, 2022 due to illness. He was treated intensively at Abdi Waluyo Hospital, Jakarta.

To replace Tjahjo, Jokowi has several times appointed an executor. One of them is the Minister of Home Affairs, Tito Karnavian, who will serve from July 4 to July 15, 2022.