REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SEMARANG \u2013 Minister of Cooperatives Ferry Juliantono\nand Central Java Governor Ahmad Luthfi attended the Regional\nCoordination Meeting of the Indonesian Cooperative Council Regional\n(Dekopinwil) Central Java at Wisma Perdamaian in Semarang City on\nTuesday (14\/4\/2026). During his speech, Luthfi criticised the Dekopinwil\nCentral Java officials, noting that they were filled by the same\npeople.<\/p>\n
Luthfi made this remark after greeting the attending figures,\nincluding the new Dekopinwil Central Java officials. \u201cWhy does it seem\nlike the officials are always the same? Raise your hands if you\u2019re new\nofficials,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
On that occasion, Luthfi mentioned that the number of active\ncooperatives in Central Java is quite substantial, reaching 19,022 with\n6.8 million members. Meanwhile, their asset value is nearly Rp60\ntrillion. He hoped that these cooperatives would not only empower their\nmembers but also help the surrounding community.<\/p>\n
To Minister of Cooperatives Ferry Juliantono, Luthfi stated that\n8,523 Red and White Cooperatives in Central Java have legal entity\nstatus. \u201cOf which 6,271 are already operational,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in his speech, Ferry Juliantono congratulated the\nDekopinwil Central Java officials for the 2026-2030 period who have been\ninaugurated. \u201cGovernor, even though the officials were mentioned by the\nGovernor as being the same ones, you should know, Governor, that for\nnearly 30 years, cooperatives as business entities have relatively been\nneglected by government policy,\u201d Ferry said.<\/p>\n
He added that cooperatives tended to be sidelined because the main\nstream of the national economy consisted of private business entities\nand state-owned enterprises. However, Ferry noted that currently, under\nPresident Prabowo Subianto\u2019s administration, cooperatives as business\nentities are being revitalised.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, at a time when cooperative business entities were\nneglected, it turns out, Governor, there are still people who remain\nloyal to our state\u2019s ideological line in accordance with the\nconstitution that cooperatives are the pillar of the national economy,\nand for that reason, I express my pride and emotion for the loyalty of\nyou ladies and gentlemen and brothers and sisters who are still willing\nto manage cooperatives and even become officials of Dekopin and\nDekopinwil,\u201d Ferry stated.<\/p>\n
He admitted to greatly appreciating those who are still willing to\nbecome Dekopin or Dekopinwil officials. \u201cThis is an attitude that has\nextraordinary value for us, and this struggle to restore the national\neconomy in accordance with the constitution is also a very important\nstruggle for this nation in facing political dynamics, geopolitics, and\nothers that require our loyalty to continue upholding our constitution,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/luthfi-criticises-central-java-dekopinwil-officials-for-lack-of-regeneration-minister-responds-with-pride-in-1776189082", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }