PBNU General Chair Gus Yahya Meets Jokowi: Between NU And The Government Must Continue In Close Cooperation

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received the General Chairperson of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board KH Yahya Cholil Staquf (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received the elected General Chairperson of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board, KH Yahya Cholil Staquf or familiarly called Gus Yahya, at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Wednesday. Gus Yahya came to report the results of the 34th Nahdlatul Congress Ulama (NU) which will take place on December 22-24 2021 in Lampung. also the results agreed in the congress regarding the program and agenda which of course will be closely related to the prospect of cooperation, including with the government," said Gus Yahya as quoted from the press bureau of the presidential secretariat. the same responsibility to care for, maintain, and build the Indonesian nation." Between Nahdlatul Ulama and the government, there must be constant s in close cooperation to carry out that responsibility," he said.

As the new General Chair of PBNU, Gus Yahya hopes to perfect the consolidation of the organization so that NU can become an agent of transformation. Accompanying the President in the meeting was Minister of State Secretary Pratikno. Previously, at the 34th NU Congress on December 22-24 2021 in Lampung, Gus Yahya was elected as The General Chairperson of the PBNU for the 2021-2026 period after winning over the incumbent candidate KH Said Aqil Siroj.Gus Yahya won 337 votes, while Kiai Said Aqil received 210 votes out of a total of 548 incoming votes, both from branch, regional and overseas administrators, while those stated one vote is not valid. Gus Yahya, born in Rembang, Central Java, February 16, 1966. He is a brother of the Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas. Besides serving as a member of the Wantimpres, Gus Yahya was also the spokesman for the 4th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur.