Jokowi And Iriana Sell Out MSME Products In Wakatobi, Special Order For Shredded Tuna

President Joko Widodo and Mrs. Iriana Joko Widodo visited a number of booths for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Wakatobi Sultra/ANTARA/HO-Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat/Muchlis Jr.)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo bought up all food MSME products at an exhibition booth near the Agrarian Reform Task Force Meeting (GTRA) Summit 2022, Wakatobi Regency, Southeast Sulawesi (Sultra).

The products of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) that Jokowi and Iriana bought up were the MSME CCR Wakatobi booth which sells various kinds of snack products typical of Southeast Sulawesi.

"I am very happy as an MSME assistant, because all of his MSME products are selling well, he bought it, thank you very much, Mr. President," said Salfiah, assistant for the MSME booth CCR Wakatobi, reported by Antara, Thursday, June 9.

Salfiah said President Jokowi ordered specifically one of Wakatobi's typical snack products, namely shredded tuna.

Salfiah hopes that the arrival of President Jokowi can further stimulate MSMEs in the country and increase the economic growth of each region.

"Hopefully it will continue to grow, because we understand that one of the regional economic growth cannot be separated from MSMEs, so MSMEs should be the President's top priority," he said.

In line with Salfiah, the owner of the Leama Wakatobi exhibition booth, Jenita who provides various kinds of Wakatobi souvenir T-shirts also hopes that the visit of the President and Mrs. Iriana can improve the welfare of MSMEs and the Wakatobi community.

"Hopefully with the President's visit here, Wakatobi will be more advanced, more prosperous, more peaceful. Wakatobi SMEs will be more prosperous later, more advanced as well," he said.