Acting Governor Hamka Hendra Asks Gorontalo Residents To Make Sure The Christmas Worship Of Christians Without Disorders

The atmosphere of the Gorontalo Province Forkopimda Meeting on Thursday (22/12/2022). (ANTARA/HO-kominfo)

GORONTALO - Acting Governor of Gorontalo Hamka Hendra Noer appealed to all citizens to increase tolerance ahead of Christmas 2022 and New Year's Day 2023. "Gorontalo as an area with a traditional philosophy with a code of conduct and a code of action for the code of director must be able to reflect. We as a Muslim, the majority must uphold it, and tolerance so that it is truly maintained," he said at a meeting of the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum in the hall of the Gorontalo Governor's office, Antara, Thursday, December 22. "Mr. President, through the Minister of Home Affairs, asked us to jointly show the world that the level of tolerance in Indonesia is very good, so that it can be an example and reference for a number of countries that are currently in conflict," said Hamka. A resident of Gorontalo, he said, must help ensure that Christians can carry out worship activities and Christmas celebrations without interruption. Meanwhile, Gorontalo Police Chief Inspector General Helmy Santika said the police were securing Christmas and New Year celebrations with the TNI, local governments, and religious organizations. He also said that the Muslim-majority Gorontalo residents must help create a conducive atmosphere so that Christians can carry out worship safely and calmly. "Although Muslim is the majority in Gorontalo, the majority of them are able to provide a cold atmosphere and can protect non-Muslim brothers and sisters from carrying out Christmas worship activities," he said.