Given Capital Assistance From Jokowi, Traders In Binjai: If You Can, Jokowi Often Comes Here

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JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo distributed direct cash assistance to street vendors and stalls at the Pepper Garden Market, Binjai City, North Sumatra Province.

From a written statement from the Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat, the assistance of IDR 1.2 million per person is expected to help ease the burden on traders affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of the traders at the Pepper Garden Market, named Rahma, admitted that she was greatly helped by the assistance provided by President Jokowi.

Rahma will use the assistance to increase her business in selling eggs.

"Make capital and add eggs", said Rahma in a press release from the Presidential Secretariat quoted from Antara on Friday, February 4.

She expressed her gratitude to President Jokowi because, in addition to receiving cash assistance, she also received basic food assistance to meet daily needs.

"Mr. Jokowi gave basic food items as well as cash assistance of IDR 1.2 million. We say to Mr. Jokowi, thank you very much, I hope Mr. Jokowi is always in good health, blessed with age, widen his sustenance", said Rahma.

Similarly, Teti Sihole, who is also a trader at the Pepper Garden Market, said she was pleased with President Jokowi's arrival to the market.

She also hopes that President Jokowi can return to Binjai City and visit the traders there.

"I'm very happy, if you can Mr. Jokowi often come to Binjai. Thank you very much to Mr. Jokowi for helping us small traders here", said Teti.

Also accompanying the President in the activity were Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, Governor of North Sumatra, Edy Rahmayadi, and Mayor of Binjai, Amir Hamzah.