Promising Land Concession For NU, Jokowi: It's Prepared, I Can't Give It A Small One

President Jokowi/BPMI DOCUMENTATION Presidential Secretariat

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the government had prepared land concessions for the Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Board (PBNU). He said the land that would later be entrusted to NU would be large in size.

This was conveyed by President Jokowi while attending the Inauguration of the 96th NU Executive Board and Harlah in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan on Monday, January 31.

"The government is ready to give big concessions but professionally, as soon as possible. I have prepared. It is impossible for me to give NU a small one. I make sure the big one, God willing, the big one," said Jokowi as shown on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube.

This concession, continued Jokowi, is expected to strengthen independence and social entrepreneurship within the Nahdlatul Ulama body. Moreover, he wants religious-based community organizations to be an important part of the transformation that is being carried out by the government.

"Especially sustainable and inclusive green transformation, sustainable and inclusive green transformation, digital economic transformation and increasing our MSME class," he said.

It was previously reported that Jokowi had spoken about this concession when attending the opening of the 34th Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Congress in Lampung, which was held on December 22-23.

In his speech, he alluded to the economy of the people, mainly related to equity. According to him, economic equality is not an easy thing to do.

"But I see the strength in NU now, young people who are smart, their santri students are smart, which are issued by many big universities from all countries in the world. If this can be knitted in a power this locomotive can pull the carriage below to work together for the welfare of all of us," said President Jokowi at the opening of the 34th NU Congress, Wednesday, December 22.

Jokowi also offered to make a container for young people. It can be in the form of a limited liability company (PT) or a business group.

"And the government, I, am preparing concessions, whether it's up to concessions that are up to you to use agricultural land, please, I also want to make mineral and coal concessions that want to engage in the nickel business, for example coal, bauxite, copper business please. But again this is in a large business group so that later can hoist, invite other carriages for a big job. I see the potential is there, just knitting, "said Jokowi.