Going abroad, what for?

Going abroad, what for?

From Jurnal Indonesia

The plan of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) working committee to go abroad for socializing results of the Annual Session is quite strange. The main question is what is the purpose? And the cost is very high. It's said the socialization cost is about Rp 25 billion. If this were spent for the good of the community it would have more benefit.

As a citizen I personally don't support the plan to tour 29 Asian, European and American countries. The MPR working committee had better socialize it in Indonesia. Many local people neither know nor comprehend the results of the Annual Session held last August.

Closely observed, the socialization funds have indeed been provided. But this doesn't mean the MPR working committee should spend them. I observe that the MPR committee members are trying to use the provided funds regardless of whether their activities will hit the target or not.

I suppose, the goal of the MPR working committee is not far from the fact that they wish to spend the existing socialization funds. Actually the honorable MPR members should not force themselves to proceed with their plan to go abroad.

If they really want to do so, there are other ways that can be tried such as sending the Annual Session results to the Indonesian embassies abroad. Or to make the Indonesian ambassadors agents of socialization.

HIDAYATULLAH

Jakarta