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View all search resultsAn observer has said the Cabinet shake-up announced on Wednesday aims to reaffirm President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's vision and mission for the remainder of his term, as lack of coordination among ministers had slowed down the first two years of his leadership.
The newly appointed Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita has highlighted that his first objective after taking office is to execute an order from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to immediately stabilize food prices.
Dubbed by many as “Little Soeharto” or as the emblematic “Javanese King” for his employment of ingenious but concealed ploys to have his friends and rivals succumb to his reign, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has maneuvered to clip the influence of dissenting camps in his circle of power.
After two years watching several of his ministers bicker and expose their policy differences to the public, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo told his newly reformed Cabinet on Wednesday that all ministers had to work as a team and that they only reported to him.
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