President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) held a meeting with several ministers at the official residence of Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) district head in South Sumatra on Thursday.
Among the ministers present at the meeting were Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, Health Minister Nila F. Moeloek, Education and Culture Minister Anies Baswedan, and Social Service Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa.
Chief of the Presidential Staff Teten Masduki and South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin also attended the meeting.
Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung informed the press before the meeting that the president had summoned several ministers related to the handing of the haze disaster to attend the meeting.
“He (the president) has also completed his official work and has few free days to focus on the haze disaster,” he stated without further elaborating on it.
He noted that the president had an office in OKI district to personally oversee several aspects in order to focus on humanitarian issues.
“The president will also inspect several hotspots and visit the Anak Dalam tribe in Jambi,” he remarked.
In case possible, the president will fly to the Central Kalimantan provincial capital of Palangkaraya on Friday evening or Saturday morning. Visits to both Jambi and Palangkaraya have been on the presidents agenda, he pointed out.
“Hopefully, the weather this time will be favorable, so that the president could fly to Jambi and Palangkaraya. The president will fly to Jambi onboard a helicopter instead of the presidential aircraft,” he added.
