Respond To Jokowi's Call To The Palace, Volunteers: Our Ideas Are Musra, The President Doesn't Endorse

The founder of Jokowi's Friend of Labor Volunteers, Andi Gani Nuna Wea, fulfills President Jokowi's call to the Palace on Monday, August 8. (Inter-Gilang G)

JAKARTA - The founder of Jokowi's Friend of Labor Volunteers, Andi Gani Nena Wea, emphasized that President Joko Widodo did not endorse the plan for the People's Deliberation (Musra) event.

Musra will be held in 34 provinces and the nearest on August 28 in Bandung, West Java. Andi emphasized that Musra was fully the initiative of various Jokowi Volunteer groups.

"Many political parties feel that this Musra is like being endorsed by the President. Well, we emphasize that this is our idea, the President also does not endorse it," he said after fulfilling Jokowi's invitation at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Monday, August 8.

Andi admitted that his party is aware that political parties are the owners of the right to nominate presidential candidates, but that does not mean that the people or in this case Jokowi's volunteer groups are not allowed to take advantage of the democratic space.

"The space for democracy for the people is at Musra," he said, according to Antara.

According to Andi, through the Musra, Jokowi's volunteer group wants to find a leader who can continue Jokowi's work in the future.

"Because we have followed (Jokowi) since in Solo, the 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election, the 2014 presidential election, and the 2019 presidential election, so we want his successor to really be someone who can continue his legacy. Because there is a big work on IKN (Nusantara) and some other matters. other politics that must be continued by the next leader," he said.

Andi also said that later the results of the names of the presidential candidates voting for each Musra province would be postponed to the public, but they would still be submitted to Jokowi.

"Only later, when the last Musra is in Jakarta, March 11, 2023, will we conclude with the names chosen throughout Indonesia," he said.

Andi admitted that he did not rule out the possibility that the name of the presidential candidate chosen by Musra might not get Jokowi's support, but if that happens it will not shake the decision of volunteers to follow Jokowi.

"Our hope is that Musra will be like that, supported by Pak Jokowi, but it doesn't matter. Hopefully it will be the same, if not we will stay upright with Pak Jokowi," he said again.

On the other hand, Andi admitted that Jokowi had not yet confirmed whether he would fulfill the invitation to attend the Musra in Bandung on August 28.