Prabowo Praises the Leadership of the Indonesian National Police: 'If This Were a Football Team, the Contract Would Be Extended'
Prabowo acknowledged the extraordinary role of Polri in supporting this food security program. According to him, this is inseparable from the leadership of Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo.
“I see Polri’s role as extraordinary; from this, I believe it is due to leadership. If it’s good, we must acknowledge it; if it’s beneficial, we must acknowledge it,” Prabowo said in his speech on Saturday (16/5/2026).
Prabowo believes that good leadership also produces a good organisation.
“And if the organisation is good, it means the leader is good, right?” he said.
“If a football team wins, it means the manager is good, the coach is good, the team captain is good, and the contract is extended. That’s right. If it’s not working, they get sacked; it’s simple,” he continued.
“This is what life is about. So, don’t expect to be the captain of a losing football team and still want your contract extended; that won’t happen,” he added.
Previously, General Sigit presented the results of today’s harvest. He said that today’s harvest has the potential to reach 1.23 million tons.
“Furthermore, today, led by Mr. President, we will carry out a simultaneous corn harvest for the second quarter on an area of 189,760 hectares, with the potential harvest reaching around 1.23 million tons,” he said.
Of this harvest, 100 tons of corn will be exported to Malaysia. He said that farmers also benefit from this corn export.
“Of this harvest, 100 tons will be exported to Malaysia through the Jagoi Babang border in Bengkayang Regency, West Kalimantan,” he said.
“The cooperative buys from farmers at a price of IDR 6,500 per kg and sells it to Malaysia at a price of IDR 7,000 per kg, thus obtaining a profit margin of IDR 500 per kg,” he added.
Furthermore, General Sigit also reported on the development of Polri’s SPPG (Food Crop Development Program). He revealed that Polri currently has 1,376 SPPGs.
(mea/dhn)