Fired By PBNU Chairman, Gus Yahya Can Submit Objections To The Tahkim Council

JAKARTA - Katib Syuriyah Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board KH Sarmidi Husna invited KH Yahya Cholil Staquf (Gus Yahya) as the General Chair of PBNU to visit the tahkim assembly to resolve the polemic in the organization.

He expressed this in response to the polemic that caused Yahya Cholil Staquf to no longer be the General Chair of PBNU, as stated in Circular Number 4785/PB.02/AI.10.01/99/11/2025 which circulated on Wednesday (26/11).

"If Gus Yahya objected, please take an objection through the tahkim assembly. The path is there, the procedure is clear," he emphasized at a press conference in Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Thursday, November 27.

Sarmidi explained that the path of the NU tahkim assembly is an existing and official route, which is stated in the NU Association Regulation Number 14 of 2025 concerning the Settlement of Internal Disputes.

He appealed to NU residents and the wider community not to be easily provoked by irresponsible news.

"Don't believe too much news that cannot be accounted for. This is an internal problem. There is a substance that is currently being carried out by Syuriyah. Later there will be deliberations that will clarify," said Sarmidi Husna.

It was previously known that Gus Yahya asked for an internal polemic in the PBNU management which led to his dismissal as general chairman to be resolved jointly at the NU Congress.

"Let's solve it more respectfully. Whatever the problem is, if something is still unresolved, let's finish it through the congress, so that organizational integrity is maintained, organizational integrity is not tarnished," he said.

Gus Yahya realized that during his tenure he certainly did not escape mistakes as happened in other organizations.

"Of course in leading me it cannot be separated from mistakes, for that I appeal to all ranks of PBNU, including asking Rais Aam to think more about this matter. Let's maintain the integrity of this NU, we maintain organizational integrity. I know that as chairman, obviously I also made mistakes because no one is perfect," said Yahya Cholil Staquf.