Opportunity Doesn't Come Twice, Ridwan Kamil Is Advised To Accept The Offer From The Head Of IKN

Chairman of the Pasundan Association Prof HM Didi Turmudzi and West Java Governor M Ridwan Kamil. ANTARA/HO-Humas West Java Provincial Government

BANDUNG - West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil is advised not to refuse if he gets an offer from President Joko Widodo if there is an appointment as Head of the National Capital City (IKN) of the Archipelago.

"If Jokowi realizes his hope that the Head of IKN will be led by a regional head with an architectural background and offers this to Ridwan Kamil, then the offer must be taken," said Chairman of the Pasundan Paguyuban Paguyuban Didi Turmudzi as reported by Antara, Thursday, January 27.

Even though it's only been an indication, Ridwan Kamil should be ready if there is an offer. "Of course for us in the Pasundan Community (being the Head of IKN) this is a good momentum, that momentum does not exist twice, therefore this must be taken," he said.

Didi said that being the Head of IKN is not only a matter of position, but also a form of President Jokowi's trust in the Sundanese people to contribute to realizing a big dream.

"If you enter there (Head of IKN) it means that Sundanese people make an optimal contribution to the survival of the state and nation," he said.

"Hopefully we pray that he will be trusted, he will be more than that, sing nanjung (hopefully have a high position) and continue (hopefully) to perform, not only in West Java, like that," he said. regional head and architect background. The IKN Nusantara Authority is a ministry-level institution that operates no later than the end of 2022.

"At least he has led a region and has an architect's background," said Jokowi when meeting with several editors-in-chief of the national mass media at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (19/1).

Ridwan Kamil himself admitted that he did not want to assume that he was appointed by Jokowi to lead IKN Nusantara.

Ridwan Kamil before becoming the Mayor of Bandung to the Governor of West Java was known as an architect and lecturer at ITB.