Suara.com – PDI Perjuangan politician Basuki Tjahja Purnama alias Ahok admitted that he was offered the position of Director of Pertamina to Minister if the presidential-vice presidential candidate pair number 2 Prabowo-Gibran won in the 2024 presidential election. The offer was valid if he wanted to leave PDIP and provide support to Prabowo -Gibran.
Deputy Chair of the Prabowo-Gibran National Campaign Team (TKN), Habiburokhman, admitted that he was surprised by Ahok's confession. He suspected Ahok was hallucinating.
“I don't know if it's a hallucination or what. But doesn't it make sense for people to offer Mr. Ahok the ministership?” said Habiburokhman at the TKN Prabowo-Gibran Media Center, Kebayoran Baru, South Newsdelivers.com, Wednesday (7/2/2024).
Ahok's confession regarding this offer was made when he was a speaker at the United Europe: Three Finger Festival event in Germany, Saturday (3/2).
Ahok said the offer to become Director of Pertamina took place in June 2023. Meanwhile, the position of minister was offered during the reshuffle in March 2024.
“I was offered the position of Managing Director of Pertamina last June. Then he said that when he won, this March in the reshuffle I was appointed minister,” said Ahok.
However, Ahok claimed to have rejected the offer. He chose to resign as President Commissioner of Pertamina and support the presidential and vice presidential candidate pair number 3 Ganjar-Mahfud who was supported by PDIP.
“I emphasize that our choice tonight was the right one,” said Ahok while inviting his supporters to spread the word.
The former Governor of DKI Newsdelivers.com also reminded Ganjar-Mahfud supporters not to easily believe in the lure of office.
“Don't be deceived, as if you want to move to 02, you don't want 03. Because normally people want to choose the winner. If 02 is the winner, then there will be an offer to become president,” said Ahok.