Jakarta, September 15, 2025, WorldWartaGlobal.id
In a matter of days, Minister of Finance Purbaya has become a force to be reckoned with, emboldened. He's even attacked Prabowo's beloved program, MBG. Only 13 trillion of the 71 trillion budget has been absorbed. Where's the rest? I love this, mate. Let's run over, oops, let's dissect the courage of Sri Mulyono's replacement. oops, oops, Sri Mulyani, I mean, while drinking coffee without sugar, mate!
Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa. Wearing a blue suit, red tie, and eyes gleaming like an audit laser, he appears amidst a fog of uncollected figures and reports. Imagine, mate! The Free Nutritional Meal Program (MBG) budget of Rp 71 trillion, a staggering figure, equivalent to a thousand-foot-tall gold towers like the National Monument (Monas), has only been absorbed by Rp 13 trillion. The rest? Vanished as if swallowed by a bureaucratic black hole. The public dramatically asked, "Where did the remaining Rp 58 trillion go?"
Purbaya, the new financial whiz, fired an audit laser at the head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana. "This isn't a pretty PowerPoint presentation," he shouted, launching a blazing spreadsheet at the House of Representatives (DPR) meeting table. He demanded transparency down to the children's plates and proposed monthly press conferences. There would be no room for "ghost money" to disappear without a trace.
The drama became even more absurd when the MBG kitchens emerged as a scene for tragic comedy. Many kitchen units turned out to be owned by council members themselves, as if they weren't satisfied with the bills, adding spatulas to their inventory. In Kuningan, around 20 "politician" kitchens were scattered around. In East Jakarta, the Chairman of Commission III of the DPR, Habiburokhman, ran one. They all claimed to be investors, not chefs. The public saw it differently: representatives dancing on plates while debating bills, like an endless epic circus.
But absurdity turned to tragedy when reports of food poisoning began to pour in. At SMPN 8 Kupang, 186 students suffered nausea and vomiting from spoiled food. In Bandung, students at Legok Hayam Elementary School and SMPN 35 Junior High School experienced similar problems. In Sragen, MAN 1 Cianjur, and even South Nunukan, caterpillar-infested tuna became the children's enemy. Imagine, please! Trillions of rupiah spent on nutrition, but in reality, it became an epic battleground against harmful bacteria.
The Health Office and the Ombudsman stepped in, wielding the hammer of justice and a hygiene certification checklist. Every Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) must have a sanitation certificate, undergo regular inspections, and carry out rigorous reporting. Gadjah Mada University experts added that large-scale production projects could potentially lead to bacterial contamination. Children became soldiers, bacteria the enemy, and officials the VIP commentators cheering in the stands.
Amidst all the chaos, the Head of the National Development Planning Agency (BGN) stated that 22 million beneficiaries had been reached by the MBG, and the circulation of money in the community had reached Rp 28 trillion. But Purbaya was not satisfied. With a flashing audit laser, he demanded answers: why wasn't the rest absorbed? In the language of his financial thug, "This isn't just a number; it's about courage to face the public and the integrity of the state!"
The MBG program, with its council members' kitchens, mass poisoning, trillions of rupiah seemingly living on their own, and an audit superhero who appears like a budget version of Thor, mirrors this country's epic. Children learn about nutrition, the public learns the philosophy of transparency, trillions can exist or disappear, but the question remains: who really eats?
In the twilight sky of bureaucracy, Purbaya flies with his audit laser, ready to fire a beam of truth into every treacherous MBG kitchen, ensuring that this country's drama is not in vain.
Source: Pustaka
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