Mayor of Surabaya Eri Cahyadi Invites Muhammadiyah Youth to Collaborate to Build the City of Heroes

JAKARTA - Mayor of Surabaya Eri Cahyadi invites Muhammadiyah Youth to collaborate with the city government in building the City of Heroes, during the First Rapimda of Muhammadiyah Youth in Surabaya, Sunday, October 17.

Eri Cahyadi said being a young man as much as possible had a contribution to the development of the city of Surabaya. Moreover, he continued, as a Muhammadiyah youth, one must be able to Amar Ma'ruf Nahi Munkar.

"We are beneficial to the community. Imagine if the Muhammadiyah Youth in their respective regions could contribute. So there will be no more poor people, no more unemployed people, no more stunting babies in the city of Surabaya," said the mayor. Eri at the Millennium Building 4th floor of SD Muhammadiyah 4, Surabaya, quoted from Antara, Monday, October 18.

For this reason, he continued, after the Rapimda I was held, his party encouraged Muhammadiyah Surabaya Youth to have programs that were beneficial to the community, such as helping people in need, helping poor people when giving birth, and so on.

"This is what is needed and must be continued in Surabaya. If all levels of society contribute, God willing, Surabaya will become a city that is Baldatun Thoyibatun waarobbun Ghofur," he said.

Therefore, he again invited the Surabaya Muhammadiyah Youth to collaborate with the city government to jointly build the City of Heroes and do good to the community.

"If you have a program, please (please) do it together. We are both creating goodness in this world. I believe with the strength of the Muhammadiyah Youth, God willing, Surabaya will become a greater city. I am waiting for their work and work programs, " he said.

The event was also attended by a number of figures including Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives Bambang Dwi Hartono and Chairman of the East Java Muhammadiyah Youth Regional Leadership (PWPM) Dikky Syaqomullah.

Also present were the Chairman of the Surabaya Muhammadiyah Youth Achmad Rosidi, the Head of Muhammadiyah 4 Elementary School Surabaya M. Saichul Islam, and the Regional Leader of Aisyah Surabaya City, Sohifah.

Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Bambang DH, said that the meeting held by the Youth Muhammdiyah Rapimda I would certainly produce a constructive movement with the Suroboyo Etes program.

"What is Suroboyo Ethes? The first is Existence. Let's Muhammadiyah Youth exist and it must be useful for the community," said Bambang DH.

Then, said Bambang, the second is technology which means using technology and social media well. While the third is Emancipation, namely Muhammadiyah Youth must be able to instill independence and have the ability.

"While the last one is Spiritual, we must not forget our religious spirituality to provide benefits and benefits to the nation," he said.