Jokowi’s
Silent Operation Sparks Speculation
The decision by president-elect Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to
remain secretive about the selection of his Cabinet members has fueled
speculation over potential political interference from political elites.
To the surprise of many, Jokowi recently admitted the
selection had reached the final phase, but only a few names for the positions
have been leaked to the public and it remains unclear whether Jokowi will be
able to announce the Cabinet lineup soon after his inauguration on Oct. 20.
“Every ministerial post has
been matched with candidates. Each post has
four to five candidates,” he said.
Vice president-elect Jusuf Kalla argued that the reason
for keeping the names of the candidates confidential was to prevent those who
eventually failed to win the jobs from being embarrassed. “Can you imagine how embarrassed a candidate could be if he or
she finally failed to become a minister?” said Kalla.
It may be due to such pressures that Jokowi carried out
the recruitment in various unconventional ways and in unfixed meeting
locations. Jokowi said the candidates that he interviewed might not have
realized that they were actually being short-listed. “If you ask: How is the process of interview? Sometimes the
interviews were done during light talks while having lunch at food stalls. The
candidates that I talked to might not have realized that they were being
assessed,” he said.
Last week, Jokowi held a closed-door meeting with several
business professionals at the Tugu Kunstkring Paleis restaurant in Central
Jakarta.
The meeting was supposed to be held in secret, with
members of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) ordering journalists
to leave.
Among those seen at the restaurant were Social Security
Management Agency (BPJS) president and former Indonesian Doctors Association
(IDI) chairman Fahmi Idris as well as state-run Bank Mandiri president director
Budi Gunadi Sadikin.
PT Indosat CEO and Association of Indonesian Cellular
Operators (ATSI) chairman Alexander Rusli was also seen at the venue.
Other candidates mentioned by numerous politicians
include Deputy Industry Minister Alex Retraubun, Investment Coordinating Board
(BKPM) chairman Mahendra Siregar, state-run railway operator PT KAI’s president
director, Ignasius Jonan, and Deputy Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro.
1. Statement
a. “Every
ministerial post has been matched with candidates," he said.
Indirect Statement: He said that every ministerial
post had been matched with candidate.
Explanation: Present Perfect in direct
speech is changed into past perfect in indirect speech.
b. “Each
post has four to five candidates,” he said
Indirect Statement: He said that each post had four
to five candidates.
Explanation: Simple Present Tense is
changed into Simple Past Tense in indirect speech.
2. Question
a. “Can
you imagine how embarrassed a candidate could be if he or she finally failed to
become a minister?” Kalla said.
Indirect Question: Kalla said to imagine how embarrassed a candidate could be if he or she finally
failed to become a minister.
Explanation: In indirect speech, if
there is Modal, the verb is followed with to infinitive.
b. “How
is the process of interview?” Jokowi said.
Indirect Question: Jokowi wanted to know how the
process of interview is.
Explanation: In indirect speech, the
sentence is added with "wanted to know" and back to sequence of tenses.
3. Imperative
a. “Don’t
talk more!”
Indirect Imperative: Not to talk more.
Explanation: In indirect speech, to make
an infinitive negative, put not in
front of infinitive.
b. “Don’t
touch that hot pot!”
Indirect Imperative: Not to touch that
hot pot.
Explanation: In indirect speech, to make
an infinitive negative, put not in
front of infinitive.
Name: Rengga
Rinaldi Saputra
Class: 4sa04
NPM: 15611971
