Anies Baswedan: 20 Thousand Spectator Seats At JIS Have Been Installed

Workers install Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) spectator seats in Tanjung Priok, Jakarta (Aditya Pradana Putra/Antara)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said the manager of the construction of the Jakarta International Stadium (JIS), North Jakarta, had installed 20,000 seats or about 25 percent of the total 82,000 spectator seats.

Anies hopes that JIS workers can complete the installation of 82,000 spectator seats according to the capacity of the largest stadium in Indonesia.

"Hopefully, 82,000 seats will be installed, so far 20,000 have been installed. So about 25 percent, 75 percent will be completed, so later this will be a very representative place for both sporting events as well as arts and culture," said Anies at JIS. , North Jakarta, Saturday night, December 11th.

In his remarks, Anies emphasized that the postponement of the final match of the 2021 International Youth Championship (IYC) tournament, which brought together the youth teams of Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid with the Indonesia All-Stars, which was supposed to be held on Saturday, did not mean that it would stop the completion of the JIS development project.

Anies explained that the postponement of the international level match was to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic so that the famous young European club did not come to Indonesia.

Even though the Spanish and Indonesian youth club matches were postponed, Anies was still present at JIS to witness closely the sophistication of the lighting and audio systems that were already functioning at JIS.

Anies also stated that he would like to appreciate the JIS project workers who work from morning to night to complete the stadium construction according to the planned schedule, quality and budget.

The former Minister of Education and Culture reminded that the construction of JIS as a giant undertaking involved many people who were not physically visible in front of them, but whose work is remembered throughout the history of the capital city of Jakarta.

"For all those who are working, let's finish this (work) which is now 87 percent, 13 percent is complete, hopefully, everything goes smoothly. For friends who are working, keep your stamina. God willing, 13 percent will be completed," said Anies.