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Text your say: Jokowi rebukes Rizal Ramli
Press briefing: Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Rizal Ramli (center) speaks to the media after attending a Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Office
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Press briefing: Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Rizal Ramli (center) speaks to the media after attending a Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Office. The meeting was held to discuss a number of agenda items, including food stocks, basic commoditiesâ prices and coordination among ministers.(Antara/Widodo S. Jusuf) (center) speaks to the media after attending a Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Office. The meeting was held to discuss a number of agenda items, including food stocks, basic commoditiesâ prices and coordination among ministers.(Antara/Widodo S. Jusuf)
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span class="inline inline-center">Press briefing: Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Rizal Ramli (center) speaks to the media after attending a Cabinet meeting at the Presidential Office. The meeting was held to discuss a number of agenda items, including food stocks, basic commodities' prices and coordination among ministers.(Antara/Widodo S. Jusuf)
Your comments on the rare rebuke by President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo of newly appointed Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Rizal Ramli who criticized Vice President Jusuf Kalla recently:
Through the Nawacita (nine priority programs) President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has made clear the government's programs. Certainly he needs support from ministers to achieve the government's goals.
In my opinion, Jokowi's message to Rizal Ramli is clear. However, Rizal's criticism of the government's program must be supplied with accurate facts and data.
As a leader Jokowi should be able to address what his minister points out without sacrificing the government's goal.
The coordination among ministries then becomes a crucial point. The President plays an important role as a conductor who leads the Cabinet, resembling an orchestra performing a beautiful song.
I Gede Edy Purwaka
'Pak Jokowi cannot just sit still and watch these two giants fight it out...'
Are they two giants?
Plato, Newton, Einstein, Rizal, Kalla....
Terry McAsee
Or even better: 'So please settle the distribution of tasks and keep it out of the public eye'. Yup, nothing like good old opacity in the government!
CA
The Cabinet reshuffle by President Jokowi was an effort to establish better coordination between ministers and also among coordinating ministers.
However, one of the coordinating ministers soon after his inauguration, instead of doing his coordination tasks, started to publicly criticize policies of several other ministries outside his portfolio.
Of course, this caused a rift between him and the relevant ministers and worse with the Vice President as well.
To fulfill the President's wish to have a well performing Cabinet we don't need Brutus characters in the Cabinet.
It is clearly unethical for a minister to attack government policies. Such an attitude will damage the credibility of the President and his government.
Soebagjo Soetadji
He needs to read more and talk less['¦] The President is in need of working aides and not uproars.
Sinwi
It seems that Rizal Ramli is more mouth than brain. Starting his job, he should keep silent while working to accomplish his daily tasks.
Roler
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Topic of the day
Jokowi's rebuke
President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo rebuked newly appointed Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Rizal Ramli on Wednesday after the latter criticized Vice President Jusuf Kalla. He told all ministers to focus on their duties to find solutions to the country's economic problems and implement government programs. What do you think of the rare rebuke?
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