VIDEO: Jokowi Agrees On The Name Of The National Capital, Namely Nusantara

Jokowi Agrees on the Name of the State Capital, namely Nusantara. (VOI Video graphics team)

The choice of the name of the new capital city of Indonesia has finally been revealed. This was stated by the Deputy Chair of the Special Committee on Draft Law on the State Capital (Pansus RUU IKN), Saan Mustopa, Monday, January 17 in Jakarta.

"We can agree on article 1 number 2, so the capital city of the archipelago, hereinafter referred to as the capital city of the archipelago, is a regional government unit that is special at the provincial level, whose territory is the seat of the state capital as stipulated by this law," said Deputy Chair of the Special Committee, Saan Mustopa, during a working committee meeting to discuss the new national capital, Monday, January 17.

Furthermore, Saan Mustopa invited the government to provide a detailed explanation.

"When it comes to terms, the government must have thought about it, contemplated, looking for the best words left and right. We just have to ask the government for an explanation why it is called Nusantara, do you agree?" said Saan.

Meanwhile, the Minister of National Development Planning/Head of Bappenas, Suharso Monoarfa, reiterated that the name Nusantara had received President Joko Widodo's approval.

"I just received confirmation from Mr. President Jokowi on Friday, January 14, and he said the name of the capital city of this country was Nusantara," said Suharso at the Working Committee Meeting (Panja) of the Draft Law on the State Capital (RUU IKN) at the DPR Building, Monday, January 17th.

During the 67th Anniversary event, Parahyangan University, Bandung, West Java, Monday, January 17, President Jokowi also gave an overview of the new capital city of Indonesia. Watch the full video below.