Jokowi says IKN is a people’s project, Mahfud Md: The people can also determine their destiny

TEMPO.CO, Yogyakarta – Professor of Constitutional Law who was also the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud Md., clarifying President Joko Widodo’s statement regarding the Capital of the Western Islands project (IKN) in East Kalimantan.

Jokowi claims that the Archipelago Capital or IKN project in East Kalimantan has been approved by everyone through the ​​​​DPR. “(IKN is not Jokowi’s wish?) Yes, it is true that it is the will of the people, because Pak Jokowi’s wish was offered to the people and the people agreed and then it was made into a law , so officially it is the will of the people,” said Mahfud on the sidelines of attending the XII Pancasila Conference at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Yogyakarta, Thursday 26 September 2024.

However, Mahfud said, if IKN is said to be the will of the people, the people can also decide its fate. Will it continue or not? “Therefore, the people can also determine the certainty of IKN, because it is called the will of the people,” he said.

Jokowi, when he gave a speech at the 2024 Baznas National Coordination Meeting, IKN State Palace, on Wednesday, September 25 2024, denied that IKN is his personal wish or project.

“So this is not only the decision of the president (IKN), but also the decision of all the Indonesian people who are represented by all the members of the DPR in Jakarta. “So that there is no misunderstanding that this is the project of President Jokowi, right,” said Jokowi

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Jokowi explained again that the idea of ​​moving the national capital had appeared during the time of President Soekarno. However, after his appointment in 2014, he specifically asked Bappenas to reconsider this idea.

After several studies, said Jokowi, there are three candidates for the new capital, one of them is Penajam Paser North, East Kalimantan. After the decision to vote in East Kalimantan, the former governor of Jakarta approved the DPR.

“I delivered an oral speech at the plenary session on August 16, and then I submitted a law regarding the capital of the islands, and it was approved by 93 percent of the groups in the DPR,” said Jokowi.

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