Rizal Ramli’s claims excluded by Jusuf Kalla from becoming SBY and Jokowi ministers

Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – Former Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Rizal Ramli revealed that former Vice President Jusuf Kalla (JK) had been approached multiple times as a cabinet-era ministerial candidate from Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) to Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ).

According to Rizal, in the SBY era, he claimed to have pocketed the signature of the sixth president of the Republic of Indonesia to serve as Coordinating Minister of Economy. However, Jusuf Kalla’s movement was blocked by Rizal, who was then vice president.

“SBY has even signed it, Rizal Ramli, the coordinating Minister of Economy, was blocked by JK. After that, SBY kept his position as Minister of Finance, he [JK] I no longer agree, finally [SBY] asked Rizal Ramli, minister of BUMN, he is [JK] I no longer agree. Last minute“I was appointed Minister of Industry in the first SBY cabinet, I reject it, that is not our advantage,” said Karni Ilyas Club, as quoted by Youtube, on Sunday (10/25/2020).

Then, during the Jokowi-JK administration, Indonesia’s seventh president again asked Rizal to join the cabinet. He claimed that Jokowi asked himself to be the coordinating minister for the economy, but JK again refused.

“A year later, I was summoned to the Bogor Palace. At the Bogor Palace, Mas Jokowi said, ‘Mas Rizal doesn’t have coffee or cakes in the morning because I told everyone to go out for fear that our meeting would leak.’ He said : “Mas Rizal, I ask for help, Mas Rizal helps me as Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs,” he said.

However, Rizal had rejected the offer because his duties and responsibilities in the maritime sector were not his experience. In fact, he chose to provide a list of names of people who were considered more qualified.

However, Jokowi insisted. The former governor of DKI Jakarta asked Javanese Jara to fill the position of Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment.

“Jokowi said: ‘Mas Rizal, the one who asked for help was not Jokowi, the president. Who am I compared to Mas Rizal, experience, hours of flight. Those asking for help are the Indonesians who want a better life, “Rizal said.

Hearing this, Rizal melted. Finally, he was willing to help Jokowi as the coordinating minister for Maritime Affairs.

“Because he spoke like that, I finally learned my lesson. But, on one condition, yes, I do not report to Mr. JK,” he said.

Deal He tried to contact Yadi Jentak, JK’s assistant, but did not respond. Jusuf Kalla is currently on a trip to the Vatican, Italy, to meet with Pope Francis.

According to Hamid Awalludin, a former Minister of Law and Human Rights in the SBY-JK era, who accompanied Jusuf Kalla after leaving the Vatican, the group continued to Saudi Arabia. “I’m doing Umrah. I’ll answer everything later,” he said. Deal, this afternoon.