REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- State Owned Enterprises Minister (BUMN) Rini Soemarno said that she was ready to be removed from her post in the Working Cabinet.
She said that following the outbreak news of the name of former Transition Team Chairman of the cabinet of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) - Jusuf Kalla (JK) from the minister lists will be replaced. Not to mention the news of Minister Rini was the figure who was insulting the president.
She said that she did not burden with current political speculation in Palace circles. Including the matter of the president's plan would remove a number of ministers. Rini admitted she just an officer who was entrusted by the president to lead the state-owned enterprises.
If trust was drawn to give to others, Rini said there was no problem.
"I'm always ready for anything. If it's time to be replaced, it is the decision and the president's prerogative," said Rini met in Parliament Complex, Jakarta, on Tuesday, June 30.
Related to the reshuffle, she said, the president would have the completeness of the information and consideration to decide. Therefore, she believed, whatever decision of the president related to her career in the ministry, it will still be adhered to.
However, when Rini asked what were an internal evaluation in her Ministry which makes the president was forced to remove her? She said that, so far she only worked in accordance with the trust given to her. Therefore, Rini said, until this time, she was not too concerned about the reshuffle.
"I do not think if later I will be removed," she said.
Jokowi planned to overhaul a number of ministers in the Working Cabinet. The reshuffle was following the year evaluation of his cabinet. Some politicians of the main supporters of the government party, PDIP was highlighted minister Rini was decent to be replaced.