DPR and professionalism<\/p>\n
From Merdeka<\/p>\n
Members of society have expressed in this newspaper their
\nvarious expectations of House of Representatives members (DPR).
\nSome honestly expect House members will perform well, others are
\npessimistic about this, and still others express skepticism about
\nlegislators. The following is not my expectations of the new
\nHouse members.<\/p>\n
What I wish to express here is what factors have made our
\nlegislators active or inactive, daring or otherwise and
\nprofessional or unprofessional. In my opinion, which is based on
\nexperience, we cannot pin too much hope on legislators as the
\nPeople's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is only in session once
\nevery five years to discuss the accountability report of the
\nmandate holder, and also because members of the House are also
\nmembers of the MPR.<\/p>\n
If governance is to run well, the government\/president and the
\nHouse must be professional. They should not prioritize the idea
\nof whether or not they will be reelected. What should be foremost
\nin their minds is that in the five years of their tenure they
\nmust do their best and give the best results. In lawmaking, for
\nexample, the government should not just tell the House to draw up
\na law on this or that. As is the practice now, the government
\nprepares the laws, implements them and exercises supervision over
\ntheir implementation.<\/p>\n
Each party must have a common working platform, a common
\ntarget and a common working report. In this way the House could
\neasily supervise how each ministry implements State Policy
\nGuidelines in its respective area of duty. The same holds true in
\nrespect to the budget of each ministry.<\/p>\n
To be a legislator, one does not have to be a former active
\nmember of a political organization. One may come from a non-
\ngovernmental organization and be recruited by a contestant in the
\ngeneral election. The main requirement is professionalism. It
\nmeans that one must devote oneself to one's own area of duty and
\nmust be able to satisfy oneself that one's work will win the
\nrecognition of others.<\/p>\n
This professionalism is not only a prerequisite to being a
\nlegislator, but also, particularly, to being a president. A
\npresident must be professional in his skills, knowledge,
\nattitude, behavior and leadership. In the absence of
\nprofessionalism, never hope that the Indonesian people will
\nreally take pride in being Indonesian.<\/p>\n
DJODJOK RAHARDJO<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dpr-and-professionalism-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }