Erick Thanks Prabowo for Kemenpora Transformation

Youth and Sports Minister Erick Thohir has expressed gratitude to President Prabowo Subianto for the trust and latitude given to the Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemenpora) to carry out bureaucratic transformation.

Erick, in Jakarta on Wednesday, said the President’s directive to reform the bureaucracy continues to be implemented by Kemenpora.

The reform, he continued, is beginning to show results through improved ministry performance.

According to Erick, the assessment of Kemenpora’s bureaucratic transformation reached 83 percent, meaning there has been an improvement compared with before.

He also expressed appreciation to the Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform, which has continued to assist the reform process.

In addition to bureaucratic transformation, Erick said Kemenpora has again obtained an unqualified opinion (WTP) from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

“Alhamdulillah, we have again obtained a WTP. That is a positive thing for efforts to improve Kemenpora’s governance,” he said.

Erick also said follow-up on BPK findings at Kemenpora has reached 81 percent, higher than the average for other ministries and agencies, which is said to be at 76 percent.

Nevertheless, he stressed that these achievements have not made Kemenpora complacent because accountability for the use of state finances must continue to be improved.

According to him, the achievements in bureaucratic transformation and the WTP opinion are two indicators that governance reform within Kemenpora is beginning to show results.

Kemenpora will also strengthen the implementation of e-procurement and e-budgeting systems to ensure budget management becomes more transparent and accountable.

Erick stressed that the entire budgeting process must be carried out openly so as not to provide room for misuse of the state budget.