Gibran's Nostalgia See Jokowi's Former Official Car 'Esemka Rajawali' At Surakarta Vocational High School: This Was My Time In High School

JAKARTA - Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka saw one of his father's official cars, Joko Widodo (Jokowi). This car is the first generation assembled directly by students majoring in automotive, Vocational High School (SMK) Negeri 1 Trucuk, Klaten, Central Java.

As Mayor of Solo, Jokowi used a car called Esemka Rajawali as his official vehicle. The red plate car with the police number AD 1 A is neatly stored in the garage of SMK Negeri 2 Surakarta.

"We know exactly this so that 2010 we take it to Jakarta and it doesn't matter. In 2012 to Jakarta it is also not a problem. This car frame we made in 2007 and 2010 was completed. Yes, for 3 years," said one teacher explaining to Gibran. from the Surakarta news channel, Wednesday, March 24.

"This is the car when I was in high school," said Mayor Gibran.

Gibran said that his visit to a vocational school in Solo was a form of campaign promise in which vocational schools would be revitalized. This means that what students learn in school must be relevant to the needs of today's industry.

"Do not create unemployment. Students must be absorbed by the industry, so they are assisted by a team from Sinarmas, Astra, Bakrie and others," explained Gibran.

Apart from students, teachers or teaching staff will be upgraded to suit current industry needs. "So it must be like that, it must be relevant to what is in the industry," explained Gibran.

The Esemka car was used by Jokowi and Deputy Mayor of Solo, Hadi Rudiyatmo, as official cars. Unfortunately, this car was only used for 2 days because it was blocked by a vehicle certificate. Esemka's car finally landed.

In September 2019, President Jokowi inaugurated the Esemka factory in Boyolali.