InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Just like other common organization, Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) would do national conference to elect its chairman in 2023-2028 which it is still led by Joko Supriyono (2018 - 2023).
General Secretary of IPOA, Eddy Martono said the coordination meeting in Bandung on Wednesday (7/12/2022) would discuss if it is necessary to change articles of association/bylaws before the two should be discussed in national conference.
Eddy also told the coordination meeting would not determine who will be the chairman but only discuss about election process in 2023 national conference, for instance, is it necessary to change articles of association/bylaws, in the election, is it right to be the third period – chairman though someone has been a chairman for two periods?
Prior Eddy continued, in 2018 IPOA national conference, it was agreed to change articles of association/bylaws about period of IPOA coordinator which was only three years to be five years within the consideration, three years were too short as coordinators. “Just in two years as coordinators, he should be busy to prepare national conference for the next year. By this consideration, IPOA members came to a conclusion that the period of coordinators should be five years,” he said to InfoSAWIT, Tuesday (6/12/2022).
Though there is no proposal still, Eddy continued, articles of association/bylaws would be potentially changed or update including the proposal system about chairman. The candidates of chairman were proposed by the members through each branch and then should be selected within terms and conditions.
“The coordination meeting would discuss about mechanism to propose candidates. In general, a candidate of chairman is proposed by each branch’s member. We would see if it is the same or changed. We would discuss it,” he said.
Eddy also confirmed the process to elect chairman would not be randomly done because there are minimum conditions, such as, he was coordinators in branch or central, he should be familiar to IPOA members. “Others cannot be proposed as candidates and should understand IPOA well,” Eddy said. (T2)
