Appreciation of Jokowi Government’s Performance Bringing Positive Changes
By: Chandra Budi Setyo
President of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) Joko Widodo (Jokowi) who has been leading the government for the past 10 years or the last decade, has been able to bring about many very positive changes for the country so that this performance deserves high appreciation.
However, of course the success of the government’s achievements will not be able to take place if it does not receive full support from all levels and elements of society itself.
One thing that allows the public to actively participate in helping the success of the government’s performance achievements is by continuing to provide constructive criticism, not provocation efforts to propaganda spreading discrediting hoaxes.
In fact, criticism itself is an important element, especially in a country that adheres to a democratic system like Indonesia. Moreover, the existence of healthy criticism can clearly continue to encourage the government to be much better in the future, then improve if there are still shortcomings and serve all people without exception more effectively.
On the other hand, criticism that is not balanced with constructive intentions can actually turn into propaganda and provocation efforts which are of course very damaging. In this context, it is very important for all elements of society to be able to understand how to criticize constructively, not in a way that belittles or even discredits, both President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his family.
On the other hand, high appreciation and full support are also very important to appreciate the real performance of the government, especially under the leadership of President Joko Widodo for 2 terms or the last 10 years which has proven to have succeeded in bringing about many positive changes for the nation and state.
The Head of State explained how the government has achieved development achievements over the last 10 years, as well as what efforts are being made to make Indonesia more prosperous and equitable.
In the era of President Jokowi’s leadership, the government has succeeded in building a new foundation and civilization through a development approach that is Indonesia-centric or paradigm, no longer Java-centric or only centered on the island of Java.
This is clearly a very real breakthrough and one of the real proofs of positive changes in the era of President Jokowi’s leadership during his 2 terms of government, because it has made the government build from the outskirts, villages and outermost areas.
Meanwhile, the Coordinator of the President’s Special Staff (Stafsus), Ari Dwipayana, revealed data from the results of the Kompas Research and Development survey which showed an increase in public satisfaction with the Joko Widodo administration as real evidence of how highly appreciated all elements of the community for the good performance of the government.
No half measures, even the level of public satisfaction with the Jokowi administration continues to increase, from previously at 73.59 percent, now to 75.6 percent. In the midst of the uncertain economic and political situation in the world, it turns out that the level of public satisfaction continues to increase.
This appreciation provides additional energy and motivation for the government to continue to complete various priority development agendas and is able to ensure that performance in all sectors is getting better.
Another example of how the government’s performance under President Jokowi’s leadership is the success of building the National Capital City (IKN) of the Archipelago in East Kalimantan (Kaltim), which clearly has an impact on the progress of development in Indonesia.
Member of the Penajaman Paser Utara (PPU) Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD), Muhammad Bijak Ilhamdani said that the development of the IKN in East Kalimantan also received support from various elements of society because it allows actors or the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector to also develop.
All elements of society are increasingly optimistic about the development of the new Indonesian IKN, which can ensure the progress of development in accordance with the expectations and hopes of the people.
The IKN itself is a real manifestation of the change in Indonesian civilization by presenting the concept of development in an Indonesia-centric manner, so that development and high regional economic figures are no longer only centered on the island of Java, but become more evenly distributed.
Indonesia really needs an active and critical society as a country that uses a democratic system in its government, but it should not just be criticism, but citizens should be able to ensure that their intention is to build, not destroy.
Therefore, the community should be able to avoid all forms and kinds of provocation efforts that do not bring any good at all and replace them with a greater focus on how to contribute positively to national development.
By giving high appreciation to the real performance that the government has shown, especially under the leadership of President Jokowi so far, the community not only shows its full support for the progress of the country, but also participates in maintaining the stability and unity of the Indonesian nation.
*) Political Observer
