JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Former Minister of Agriculture (Mentan) Syahrul Yasin Limpo (SYL) apologized to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) during a conversation at the State Palace, Central Jakarta, Sunday (8/10/2023) evening.
Because he cannot help as minister until Jokowi’s term ends in 2024.
“I apologize and say goodbye to the President because I was unable to complete my duties or could no longer help the President until the end of his term of office,” said Syahrul in his statement, Sunday.
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Syahrul admitted that he was grateful because Jokowi had received him warmly.
He also expressed his gratitude to Jokowi who had trusted him as Minister of Agriculture since October 23 2019.
“I consider it my trust and duty that I must carry out as well as possible to manage agriculture in this Republic so that it is more beneficial for the Indonesian people,” he said.
Syahrul also thanked all agencies who appreciated the performance of the Ministry of Agriculture during his leadership.
He admitted that he would accept gracefully if his performance was not considered because of the alleged corruption that dragged his name.
“If this then seems meaningless because of the allegations that are not necessarily true that are being directed at me at this time, I will accept it gracefully,” he said.
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Previously it was reported that Syahrul Yasin Limpo decided to resign from his position as Minister of Agriculture because he wanted to focus on investigating the alleged corruption case that had dragged his name.
Syahrul submitted his resignation letter to Minister of State Secretary Pratikno on Thursday (5/10/2023) afternoon.
“The reason I resigned was that there was a legal process that I was facing and I had to be prepared to face it seriously,” said Syahrul.
Then, President Jokowi appointed the Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) Arief Prasetyo Adi as Acting Minister of Agriculture.
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2023-10-08 14:52:00
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