"He conveyed this at the Garuda Palace, not the Presidential Office anymore, but the Garuda Palace which is under the State Palace," said PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono at the IKN Palace Area, Monday, July 29, 2024, quoted from Liputan6.com. "It's officially named. Then there is the Garuda Palace, and there is the State Palace. I think that's the focus," he said."

The man who is commonly referred to as Pak Bas revealed that Jokowi requested that the arrangement of the IKN prioritize community participation. Jokowi does not want the surrounding community of the IKN to feel marginalized and displaced. "We have Mr. Deputy for Community Affairs here; this is later in order to arrange the area around the IKN, prioritizing community participation," he said.

"The Garuda Palace was designed by cultural figure I Nyoman Nuarta. Nyoman explained that the Garuda Palace in the new capital was intentionally designed to be different from existing palace complexes. 'The palace is not just a place for the president to work and control the government. Therefore, the palace is also expected to become a unique icon in the world,' said Nyoman to Liputan6.com on Friday, January 7, 2022."

He mentioned that the design of the Garuda was intentionally chosen because he did not want to cause any conflict. Considering that Indonesia has a diverse range of ethnic groups, each with its own characteristics. "We are now building architecture as we please. Why do we highlight the Garuda? Because we, as a nation, are committed to the Garuda Pancasila," he said.

He mentioned that this design is expected to unite the nation. "If I take one of the others, how about that? Will you be angry? So the middle ground is to take what has already been agreed upon, which is the Garuda Pancasila. That is the philosophical basis, which clearly unites this nation and country," he expressed.