Prabowo Jests That TNI Commander and National Police Chief Are Hard to Replace

President Prabowo Subianto joked that TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto and National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo would be difficult to replace because both of their names contain his own name. He conveyed this during his speech at the peak of the 17th National Farmers and Fishermen’s Week in Gorontalo on Wednesday (24/6). “TNI Commander Agus Subiyanto, Chief of the Indonesian National Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo. The TNI Commander has ‘Subiyanto’ in his name, the National Police Chief has ‘Prabowo’ in his name. It would be difficult to replace them,” said Prabowo. Prabowo’s remark was immediately met with cheers from the attendees. A similar moment of applause occurred when Prabowo greeted Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya and North Maluku Governor Sherly Tjoanda. “Only a Lieutenant Colonel, and a Lieutenant Colonel gets welcomed like that, while I’m the president,” Prabowo quipped in response to the crowd’s reaction. The same happened when Prabowo mentioned Governor Sherly Tjoanda’s name, which was greeted enthusiastically by the people present. Prabowo smiled at the crowd’s reaction. After the cheers subsided, Prabowo continued his speech. Sherly also stood up and smiled broadly when called by Prabowo and warmly welcomed by the attendees. “It’s like winning a Citra Award,” Prabowo said.