Jumat 02 Feb 2024 19:53 WIB

AHY not Receive Offer to Replace Mahfud MD as Polhukam Minister

AHY admitted that meeting with Jokowi in Yogyakarta did not discuss cabinet entry.

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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) cycling with Democratic Party DPP General Chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) in Yogyakarta, Sunday, (28/1/2024).
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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) cycling with Democratic Party DPP General Chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) in Yogyakarta, Sunday, (28/1/2024).

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MALANG -- Democratic Party DPP General Chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) admitted he never received an offer to fill the post of political, legal, and security coordinator minister (menko polhukam), which was vacant after Mahfud MD officially quit. Mahfud stepped down because he wanted to focus on the activities of vice presidential candidates (vice president).

The news that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) offered the chair of the Polhukam minister to AHY appeared because the two had a meal together in Yogyakarta City on Sunday (28/1/2024) in the morning of WIB. AHY confirmed that it has never communicated about joining President Jokowi's cabinet.

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“There is no (offer to fill the position of minister of polhukam). Who is the offer from? I have no communication about that,” AHY told reporters at Gajayana Stadium, Malang City, East Java, on Thursday (1/2/2024).

Regarding Mahfud's resignation, AHY admitted that it respects the political choice of vice president number 3. AHY felt it was also necessary to respect the figures who are still serving as ministers to help President Jokowi.