Understand Bobby Nasution-Prasetyo Edi Who Refuses To Be The Formula E Committee, Bamsoet: Still Fried By His Politics

Bambang Soesatyo (Bamsoet) et al at DKI City Hall (Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the MPR RI Bambang Soesatyo (Bamsoet) who is also the Chairman of the Steering Committee (SC) Formula E understands the refusal of two PDIP politicians to join the composition of the 2023 Formula E committee. The PDIP cadre who was previously appointed as a committee was the chairman of the DKI DPRD, Prasetyo Edi Marsudi, then the Mayor of Medan, Bobby Nasution, who is the son-in-law of President Joko Widodo. "I can understand because the politics is still fried. He (Prasetyo and Bobby) said 'Mas, I may be busy this assignment'," said Bamsoet when met at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Tuesday, March 14. Bamsoet admitted that he did not communicate to ask for Prasetyo and Bobby's willingness to participate in managing the 2023 Formula E event when the committee structure was formed. This caused Prasetyo and Bobby to immediately react and resign when they found out that they were included in the ranks of the electric car racing committee. However, Bamsoet sees profiteering as normal. Bearing in mind, Prasetyo and Bobby are administrators of the Indonesian Motorcycle Association (IMI), the organization appointed as the technical person in charge of the Formula E race from 2022 to 2024. "The reason for the appointment is because he (Prasetyo and Bobby) are IMI administrators. I (as the General Chair of IMI) have the authority to appoint. Bobby and Pak Pras are IMI central administrators. So, we agreed that there was an assignment in the management," explained Bamsoet. Bamsoet continued, his party would not look for replacements for Prasetyo and Bobby who had refused to be included in the committee. This is because their position is the steering board whose duties are not too crucial in field matters. Unlike the Organizing Committee team or the Implementing Committee chaired by Ananda Mikola. "There is no replacement. The task is actually only mild. The heavy one is Ananda," he continued. For information, on February 28, PT Jakarta Propertindo as the BUMD organizer of Formula E revealed the composition of this year's race committee. The position of Chairman of SC Formula E 2023 is still held by the Chairman of the MPR RI Bambang Soesatyo. Then, there are 6 Deputy Chairmen of SC. Bambang and his six representatives are administrators of the Indonesian Motor Association (IMI). Two of them are PDIP cadres, namely the Mayor of Medan Bobby Nasution and the Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRR Prasetyo Edi Marsudi. After his name was revealed to the public, Prasetyo and Bobby compactly submitted their resignation from the Formula E committee. Then, Ahmad Sahroni is now also Deputy Chairman of the OC. In Formula E last year, this member of the DPR RI took the position of Chairman of the Implementing Committee. Then, two national racer figures were also included in the ranks of SC representatives, namely Tinton Soeprapto and the owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Indonesia, Ricardo Gelael. Also, the owner of the Sundanese Kitchen restaurant, Andono Eko. Then, there are two people who fill the OC position or the Implementing Committee, chaired by former racer Ananda Mikola and his deputy is Akbar Himawan Buchari who now serves as Chairman of the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI). This year, the electric car race will still be held at the Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit (JIEC) Ancol, North Jakarta. Unlike 2022, Formula E was held with a business to business (B2B) scheme between PT Jakarta Propertindo as the organizer of the BUMD with Formula E Operation. Prasetyo, when his name was painted, immediately emphasized that he would not be included in the 2023 Formula E committee. The PDI-P politician emphasized that he was busy working on his duties as chairman of the council. Prasetyo admitted that he wanted to focus more on supervising the preparation and implementation of the regional budget. "Indeed, I am busy, the work in the DKI DPRD is busy. Soon we will have to discuss the 2023 Revised APBD which must be on time," Prasetyo told reporters, Wednesday, February 1. Then, Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution also rejected his position as Deputy Chair of the Jakarta E-Prix Steering Committee or Formula E 2023 which will be held on June 3-4, 2023. Bobby had previously conveyed to Bambang Soesatyo, who is also the Chairman of the MPR, not to involve himself in the composition of the Formula E committee. This is because his duties as Mayor of Medan are certainly filled with various activities, so he stated that he was focused on taking care of the capital city of North Sumatra Province. "Because my duties in Medan are still a lot, Sir (Bambang Soesatyo, ed), I am afraid that I will not be able to carry out my duties at the Steering Committee Formula E. I apologize, I have not been able to participate," said Bobby.