Jakarta –
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) together with Vice President Ma’ruf Amin inspected the rows of defense equipment belonging to the TNI on display in front of the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. Jokowi, who was accompanied by Iriana while reviewing the defense equipment, had joked with his wife to be driven by Army Chief of Staff Andika Perkasa in a TNI tactical vehicle.
Monitoring detik.com, Tuesday (5/10/2021), Jokowi and Ma’ruf were in the front group. Jokowi immediately drove golf car who was traveling with Ma’ruf Amin, Iriana Jokowi, and Wury Estu Handayani.
Jokowi-Ma’ruf was also accompanied by Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, and TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto. Jokowi seemed to have a dialogue with Hadi in front of a row of tactical vehicles on display.
“Sir, I ask that this permit be used as a procurement in the strategic plan (strategic plan) until 2019,” Hadi explained to Jokowi in the Presidential Secretariat’s YouTube broadcast.
“Oh, you mean this is all recent?” Jokowi said.
“Ready, this is new from the strategic plan until 2019,” said Hadi.
Then, KSAD Andika Perkasa also explained to Jokowi about tactical vehicles belonging to the Indonesian Army.
“This is something that stands out, this is the Army, we have 56 rantis,” said Andika.
The review of these tactical vehicles did not last long. Jokowi and the group immediately left the location and Jokowi had time to joke to his wife whether she wanted to ride the tactical vehicle of the TNI and KSAD Andika, who was driving.
“Want to go up how? Let that be drive Mr. Andika? Ha-ha-ha,” Jokowi joked to Iriana.
Jokowi, Ma’ruf Amin, Iriana Jokowi and Wury Ma’ruf then headed to golf car. Jokowi is driving again golf car, they then left the defense equipment exhibition location.
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