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President-elect Joko '€œJokowi'€ Widodo said on Wednesday that ministerial seats in his upcoming Cabinet were open to anyone, including members of political parties outside his coalition.

The Jakarta governor emphasized that the most important consideration for ministerial candidates
was professionalism and competence, not the parties they were affiliated with.

He added that he had yet to discuss any specific names for the Cabinet line-up and would not start that discussion until September.

'€œWe will not discuss it until mid-September. For now, we will talk about the tasks and policies of the ministries first,'€ he said at his transition team office in Menteng, Central Jakarta.

Your comments:

Jokowi excels in doing what he says. He sets examples (some tough) and he is a leader who walks with the people. '€œIf I can do it, why not you?'€

He will not be able to carry out his obligations without support from Indonesians.

Jokowi gets his inspirations from the people and they should not fail him.

It was phenomenal when thousands of volunteers helped him. They made him: the thousands upon thousands who went out of their way to extend helping hands.

Valky Rie

The Cabinet should not be open to anyone. It should be open only to the best, the most honest, the brightest and the most motivated.

Unqualified people need not apply, for these are the types Indonesia has been cursed with for nearly 70 years.

Maurice Gold

The expertise to cheat for state money and assets placed Indonesian'€™s top level bureaucrats among the most respected '€œvirtuosos'€ who have special knowledge and skill in corruption.

Where else can one find in this world that massive, systematic and organized corruption can happen as daily business in the system of government?

Good people definitely have no place in the system of Indonesia'€™s government administration, since good people can'€™t adapt themselves to the thief, robber and burglar mentality.

I can assure you we are actually waiting the catastrophe to come.

Titoyo

Pak Jokowi, it is absolutely your choice how you formulate your Cabinet, but for the sake of effective and efficient governance, it is certainly advantageous to have a smaller number of ministers because we have seen by experience that '€œtoo many cooks spoil the broth'€ in President SBY'€™s outfit, besides costing a higher bill for wages and other necessities.

Also, please do away with coordinating ministries, which are a waste of human resources because you have the available civil servants and other government agencies to provide the required back-up services. All they need is a big push in the right direction.

It is disappointing that President SBY has left a list of untidy jobs for you to clean up.

However, be that as it may, please execute your priorities first, as the whole nation will watch your actions in the coming weeks and months.

There will be difficulties along the way, no doubt, but I beg to remind you to deliver to the people the nine-point working agenda that you promised in Bandung.

Finally, as the commander-in-chief, please prove that you are a strong leader, capable of making resolute decisions, and that you have no room for corrupt officials.

And if your ministers fail you, I believe you will fire the underperforming ministers like you axed the 27 employees in Jakarta.

Luwanto

Good people can get to the top and sweep the whole system clean with the support of the people.

It is the lack of an alternative and the lack of support from the people that has held us back and keeps the system of corruption flourishing.

Now that seems to be changing.

Deedee S.