Open The Voice About Changing Slogans In The Anies Era To "Jakarta Success For Indonesia," Acting Governor Heru: Yes, It's Okay

Acting Governor of DKI Heru Budi Hartono (second from the right) replaces Anies Baswedan (left). (Diah-VOI)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono opened the voice of changing the Jakarta slogan to "Jakarta for Indonesia Success" which caused pros and cons among the public. According to him, changing the slogan of each change of leadership of regional heads is not a big problem. In this case, Heru changed the slogan Jakarta "Forward the City is Happy Its Citizens" which was initiated by Anies Baswedan when he was Governor of DKI. "It's normal. If I convey "Jakarta's success for Indonesia", right, it's okay. For my words when closing something (activity), it doesn't matter," said Heru at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday, December 14. Heru explained that the choice of the slogan "Jakarta for Indonesia" was motivated by his work program during his tenure, ranging from maintaining inflation levels, improving the quality of education, to supporting the transfer of the State Capital (IKN) to East Kalimantan. "Just be aware if (making the slogan 'JakartaSukses for Indonesia'). It's simple, actually. 'Jakarta for Indonesia', we donate to Indonesia. Later Jakarta will also support IKN. That's roughly the case," explained Heru. Meanwhile, the initiator of the slogan "Jakarta for Indonesia" to the ranks of the DKI Provincial Government and the community is carried out to increase the spirit of development in Jakarta in the future. "The important thing is that every time I say it, it's to give encouragement, really. The spirit is for me, the enthusiasm for my friends so that we work even more enthusiastically," he added. Meanwhile, in the dkijakarta Instagram account, the DKI Provincial Government explained that the change of this slogan was carried out according to the vision of the Governor of DKI who was leading in the current period. In this case, the slogan "Jakarta for Indonesia" was determined in accordance with Heru Budi's vision for the 2022-2024 period. "The slogan Program is used to realize programs that have been owned by the Governor of DKI Jakarta. Currently, the slogan 'Jakarta Success for Indonesia!' is used as the governor's vision for 2022-2024," said the explanation of the dkijakarta Instagram account. The DKI Provincial Government said that the slogan change had also been made since the previous period. When Anies took office, the slogan "Forward the City is Happy The Citizens" replaced the slogan "Jakarta Baru" which was initiated by Joko Widodo while serving as Governor of DKI since 2012 and continued by Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) and Djarot Saiful Hidayat until 2017. "Slogan program dibuat sesuai visa gubernur yang dilakukan oleh setiap gubernur yang menjabat di DKI Jakarta," tulisnya. Meanwhile, the DKI Provincial Government continues to maintain the name of the city branding + Jakarta (Jakartaplus) and its logo that has existed since the era of Anies Baswedan's leadership. "PlusJakarta is still used as City Branding Jakarta, Jakarta's Success for Indonesia! is used as the governor's vision for 2022-2024," he explained.