Teachers' Association Rejects Plan to Gift Electric Motorcycles from Corruption Case to Honorary Teachers

The Education and Teachers Association (P2G) has firmly rejected a proposal to grant electric motorcycles, which were procured by the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) in 2025, to honorary teachers. Iman Zanatul Haeri, Head of Advocacy at P2G, stated on Monday, 22 June 2026, that teachers do not need electric motorcycles. He argued that distributing motorcycles left over from a case of alleged corruption within the BGN to teachers is neither proper nor wise. “So this is an unwise treatment,” he said.

Iman emphasised that what teachers primarily need is certainty regarding a decent salary and clear employment status. Honorary teachers are desperately hoping for clarity on when they will be appointed as State Civil Apparatus (ASN) and have their welfare guaranteed. He also noted that the electric motorcycles were originally intended for employees of the Nutritional Fulfilment Service Unit (SPPG) kitchens, not for teachers. “How can teachers have motorcycles when the government hasn’t even considered the operational aspects of these vehicles in various regions? We think the policy design must be clear. From the start, these were not for teachers,” Iman stated.

Previously, Yahya Zaini, Deputy Chairman of House Commission IX, expressed support for the plan to distribute the BGN’s electric motorcycles to honorary teachers. He stated that the grant was a solution to ensure assets purchased with state funds still provide benefits to the public. However, Yahya admitted he had disagreed with the initial procurement of the motorcycles for SPPG operations, arguing that the kitchen staff for the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme did not require such mobility in their work. BGN spokesperson and Deputy Head Agustina Arumsari has yet to respond to requests for confirmation on the plan, only stating previously that all goods procured in 2025 are being reviewed for maximum utilisation and that the agency does not wish to repeat mistakes in procurement.