Jakarta – Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi inaugurated a number of new officials for the Ministry of Transportation. As many as two of them are the Director General (Dirjen) of Air Transportation and the new Director General of Railways.
Maria Kristi Endah Murni was appointed as Director General of Civil Aviation, who previously served as Expert Staff for Transportation Safety and Connectivity.
Meanwhile, Risal Wasal was appointed as Director General of Railways who previously served as Director of Railway Traffic and Transportation. Previously the Director General of Railways was held by Zulfikri who had entered retirement age. Meanwhile, the Director General of Air Transportation was previously held by Novie Riyanto who is currently assigned the role of Secretary General of the Ministry of Transportation.
Apart from that, Budi Karya also appointed Robby Kurniawan as Expert Staff for Logistics and Multimodal Transportation, and Capt. Antoni Arif Priadi as Expert Staff for Transportation Areas and Environment.
“Our task is not light in 2023, remain alert and careful, but on the other hand we must also be optimistic that we will be able to maintain the momentum of national economic growth. Carry out the task well, and make sure that what we do is beneficial to society,” said Budi Karya in his statement, Wednesday (14/12).
Furthermore, Budi Karya advised his staff to continue to encourage creativity in meeting the funding needs for development and development of national transportation infrastructure amidst the country’s fiscal limitations, both through the government and business entity cooperation scheme (PPP), optimizing Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP), and other non-APBN creative funding schemes.
Apart from that, ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, aka Nataru, Budi Karya also advised his staff to prepare for Nataru transportation properly and thoroughly. Including in sectors that have new leaders. According to him, the proper implementation of Nataru transportation must be carried out in order to realize safe, secure, comfortable transportation services and also prioritize health aspects.
“I hope we can carry out this mandate well and work with heart, to provide excellent service and to be able to provide happiness for our people,” said Budi Karya Sumadi. bembo
