TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Elect Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo has claimed not to change the Ministry of Religious Affairs into Haji, Zakat and Wakaf Ministry. "There will not be changes on name," he said.
Jokowi declined to respond to the name-changing matter, saying it was only a hearsay. He also denied the rumor that his administration is to remove The Minister of Religious Affairs, as also previously opposed by Nahdlatul Ulama.
The rumor sparked after the announcement of Jokowi-Kalla cabinet, in which resulting in the names of 34 ministries. Out of such numbers, 19 ministers maintain their nomenclature, 6 have new nomenclature, 6 are joint ministries and 3 are new ministries.
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