Cak Imin Meets Hamzah Haz: I Continue To Openly Ask How To Become President

JAKARTA - Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar or familiarly called Cak Imin visited the residence of the 9th Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia as well as Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) figure Hamzah Haz.

Cak Imin arrived at around 10.00 WIB wearing a paired green and gold batik suit accompanied by the Secretary-General of the PKB Muhammad Hasanuddin Wahid.

According to Cak Imin, his visit this time was to stay in touch. He revealed that he received a lot of political advice from the former vice president for the period 2001-2004.

"Pak Hamzah Haz's experience as a NU fighter, a political fighter reached parliament and finally became vice president," said Cak Imin as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, May 11.

Cak Imin also asked how to become president to Hamzah Haz for the 2024 General Election (Pemilu). Hamzah Haz also wished him the best.

"I honestly ask how to become president? I was given a prayer, I was given (tofu) the struggle and the ways. God willing, I will do it," he added.

Even so, Cak Imin did not question if he was a candidate for vice president (cawapres).

"We have to learn a lot to get input who knows if we don't become president, vice president," said Cak Imin.

Cak Imin sees the vice president as having such a big role in accompanying a president.

"What we must continue to respect, must give high appreciation for the struggle of the vice presidents," he explained.

Not only that, Hamzah Haz advised Cak Imim that NU's struggle in politics was very noble. The former vice president requested that NU's struggle must continue with sincerity.

"One of the things that was entrusted to me was that he entrusted that NU's struggle in politics was very noble and had to be done seriously to build a civilized, noble, moral Muslim society, both a prosperous Indonesia," he said.