DKI Deputy Governor Responds to Joko Widodo’s Statement on Not Suggesting Closures



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DKI Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria (Source: KOMPAS.com/NURSITA SARI)

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.TV – Statement by President Joko Widodo asking the provincial government not to be aware of its compliance emergency shutdown, was answered by DKI Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria.

“What the president (Joko Widodo) said was good and true,” Ahmad Riza Patria told reporters during his visit to the Kali Adem port in North Jakarta on Sunday (4/10/2020).

Ariza said, as he is often called, that the provincial government should heed what President Joko Widodo has suggested. Health protocols and efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19 will definitely follow core policies.

Therefore, Ariza ensured that the DKI Jakarta provincial government would continue to work alongside the central government.

“All policies are synergized. We must synergize the epidemic. It depends on the WHO recommendations.”

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“Everything should be based on facts and data and discussed with the central leadership, the task force, the president, the experts and others. A positive synergy is needed,” he said.

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