President Jokowi Instructs Ministers, Heads of Institutions to Actively Monitor National Strategic Projects

President Jokowi, accompanied by Vice President Jusuf Kalla, leads a Limited Meeting on National Strategic Projects on Tuesday (14/2), at the Presidential Office, Jakarta

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asserted that the implementation of national strategic projects and priority programs around Indonesia must not only be carried on but also be controlled, checked, and monitored because implementation and supervision are the principles.

Therefore, President Jokowi instructed ministers and heads of institutions to continue monitoring whether the implementation of national strategic projects and priority programs in all provinces works as planned or not, as well as monitoring if there are any problem or obstacle in the implementation.

“The sooner we resolve the problems on the ground, the quicker the benefit of the projects can be felt by all people,” President Jokowi said in his remarks at a Limited Meeting on the Evaluation of National Strategic Projects and Priority Programs, on Tuesday (14/2), at the Presidential Office, Jakarta.

For that reason, President Jokowi instructed all governors as the representatives of Central Government in regions to strengthen their coordination and synergy.

Also attending the Limited Meeting were Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto, Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Puan Maharani, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut B. Pandjaitan, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita, Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto, Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan, Minister of Transportation Budi K. Sumadi, Minister of Health Nila F. Moeloek, Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Rini Soemarno, Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/Head of National Land Agency Sofyan Djalil, Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya, and Governor of Central Kalimantan Sugianto Sabrano. (RMI/SM/FID/RAH/ES)(RA/YM/Naster)