The two political parties, PDI-P, and PSI, do appear in opposition to Anies Baswedan. So their work seems to be looking for mistakes, even if it would lead to no avail.
GEMBONG Warsono is a big fan of Anies Baswedan. Even though he is impressed, as the chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction in the DKI Jakarta DPRD, he is fierce. That’s not real. Gembong actually admires Anies. The party scenario that made him have to play such a role.
Acting as if “hostile” Anies, seeing that Anies is lacking. It was actually a pretend role he was playing. Even Gembong often stated that nothing that Anies had done as the Governor of DKI Jakarta could be completed properly. Yet the reality is not so.
The kingpin is required to play a role in not seeing Anies as a successful governor. As a party “officer”, he is required to see Anies as the complete opposite. So, a Gembong Warsono inevitably has to kill his own personal feelings, or at least he suppresses his feelings in such a way as to see Anies as completely opposite. The party scenario comes first.
Thus, Anies’ work, which is all measurable and can be seen, is always denied. Gembong is always sarcastic when he talks about the collaborative work of Anies and his staff. For example, the construction of the Jakarta International Stadium (JIS). There will also be Formula E, or even if we talk about infiltration wells. Gembong looked sneering. According to him, it is impossible for JIS to be completed in February 2022.
He continued to convey to the public, who only had “basic” capital, that Anies had failed as governor of Jakarta. He had to say that, even though it must have hurt him. How not to torture, if what comes out of his mouth, it could be out of sync with what is in his mind. In a sane person, it must be torturous.
PDI-P, and PSI, did appear in opposition to Anies Baswedan. So their work seems to be looking for mistakes, even though they can’t be found. But the noise created an atmosphere as if Anies failed to be voiced. Disturbing Anies is like a must.
Spreading opinions about Anies’ failure, although its effectiveness is doubtful, continues to be carried out. Anies didn’t seem to care. Anies chose to continue working, as if he was running against time, completing his duties as Governor of DKI Jakarta.
It is indeed difficult for Gembong Warsono to continue to harbor feelings of not appreciating Anies Baswedan. It seems that he is not strong enough not to speak the truth about Anies Baswedan’s work. It can be seen from his interview with wartakotalive.com.
When asked, what are the advantages of Anies Baswedan in his assessment. The answer was astonishing. At least, said Gembong, there were seven positive sides of Anies in his eyes.
He considered Anies Baswedan to be a good person, he called Anies intelligent, he added that he is smart, Anies has a polite and courteous attitude, his communication language is excellent, interpersonal friendship is also good, and (his confession) the integration system of public transportation in Jakarta is good.
However, after his confession, Gembong Warsono seemed to realize that he had to immediately return to playing his main role. Because after acknowledging at least seven of Anies Baswedan’s virtues, he needs to add, only from all of that “there is one thing that is lacking, the execution of which has never existed”.
Whereas previously, he admitted that the integration system of public transportation in Jakarta was already good. Isn’t that the result of a good execution, Mas Gembong.
But whatever it is, the human side of a Gembong Warsono has finally emerged. Behind his “fierce”, he is also a secret admirer of Anies Baswedan, and that’s only natural. He dared to be honest about Anies Baswedan’s strengths.
According to him, there are at least seven advantages of Anies in his mind. Although, he had to be forced to close the interview by trying to play his original role again, the role following the party scenario.*
Ady Amar, Columnist
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