Cak Imin: On Behalf Of PKB, We Are Happy 1 Century Nahdlatul Ulama

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JAKARTA - PKB held a tasyakuran one-century Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) at the PKB Central Leadership Council (DPP) office in Jakarta, Sunday 5 February.

"Happy one century Nahdlatul Ulama, congratulations to all the fighters who have taken part in various aspects of religious, political, socio-cultural life. On behalf of the PKB DPP, we congratulate you on entering a century of Nahdlatul Ulama. Blessings accompany Nahdlatul Ulama and all of us," said PKB Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar alias Cak Imin at the location, confiscated by Antara.

Nahdlatul Ulama, the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia, will turn one century old on 16 Rajab 1444 Hijri or 7 February 2023.

Cak Imin said that the level of education for most Indonesians is still low, namely only 42 percent, and poverty is still rampant in national life.

So PKB as a party that was born from the womb of Nahdlatul Ulama, he said, has the duty and obligation to raise the dignity of the nation.

"Therefore, a party that was clearly born from the womb of Nahdlatul Ulama (this) has an obligation to fight non-stop, so that as soon as possible PKB is based on the existing constitution and continues to be perfected to lift the Indonesian nation free from poverty and ignorance," said Cak Imin.

Muhaimin also said that PKB has been part of the history of the nation's struggle since the reform era.

So the challenge in the future for PKB, he said, is to score an achievement that will make the founders of Nahdlatul Ulama proud.

"The most important question (for) us to answer is whether in this second century (NU) we can fill and go hand in hand with the struggle to fill the second century with achievements," he said.

Muhaimin also invited all PKB cadres from the central to regional levels to jointly advance and prosper lives, not only for NU residents but also for all Indonesians.

"Come on, PKB cadres from the center to the whole country, let's be with the people to provide solutions to the problems faced by the people," he said.