14th Haul Gus Dur Delivers Message Of The 2024 Election, "Amanat Ciganjur"

Gus Dur's wife, Sinta Nuriyah Abdurrahman Wahid led the reading of "Amanat Ciganjur" (photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The commemoration of the 14th Haul of the former President of the Republic of Indonesia Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur is a place for delivering messages for a peaceful and quality 2024 election in the "Ciganjur Mandate".

Gus Dur's wife, Sinta Nuriyah Abdurrahman Wahid led the reading of "Amanat Ciganjur". Apart from Sinta, the four people who read "Amanat Ciganjur" were former Minister of Religion Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, philosopher and astronomer Karlina Rohima Supelli, Father Benny Susetyo, and Pastor Gomar Gultom.

"That political power is essentially a means of manifestation of benefit in the form of prosperity and the establishment of human dignity. To be able to realize this goal, power needs to be monitored and limited so as not to be trapped in authoritarianism which can destroy the good goals of power itself. Democracy is an effort to ensure that power can be controlled and managed properly," said Sinta in Ciganjur, Jakarta, Saturday, quoted by Antara.

Meanwhile, Lukman said that the election is a form of implementing people's sovereignty in democracy, so that elections become important.

"The election is important as a manifestation of the implementation of people's sovereignty in democracy. So that the election can truly be a means of realizing this benefit, so by always asking for instructions and protection from God Almighty, we convey messages and messages to the organizers, supervisors, participants and all citizens of the nation who have the right to vote in the 2024 election," said Lukman.

The full content of "Ciganjur Mandate is as follows;

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That political power is essentially a means of manifestation of benefit in the form of prosperity and the establishment of human dignity. To be able to realize this goal, power needs to be monitored and limited so as not to be trapped in authoritarianism which can actually destroy the good goals of power itself. Democracy is an effort to keep power under control and well managed.

Elections are important as a manifestation of the implementation of people's sovereignty in democracy. So that the election can truly be a means of realizing this benefit, by always asking for instructions and protection from God Almighty, we convey messages and mandates to the organizers, supervisors, participants and all citizens of the nation who have the right to vote in the 2024 election, as follows:

1. The 2024 election must uphold human values as a manifestation of the values of God, be carried out with full respect for human rights, and become a just means to fight for the dignity of Indonesia's human beings without exception.

2. The 2024 election must be directed at the formation of government and state management that prioritizes the welfare of the people, prosperity and benefit together, not prioritizing certain groups, not leaving and marginalizing any elements of the nation.

3. The 2024 election must be carried out in a civilized manner with a commitment to peaceful, honest, fair, and dignified implementation. Participants, organizers, and election supervisors, as well as all parties and all the people to really prevent acts of violence and fraudulent practices. State officials and tools, including security forces, defense forces, and law enforcement officers must maintain their neutrality.

4. The 2024 election must be used as a binder in regulating various differences in interests and diversity, maintaining noble values, rights and independence of all citizens that have been guaranteed and mandated by the constitution as the legacy of the nation's founders. The 2024 election must obey the constitution as the main foundation.

5. The 2024 election must be used as a consensus to make Indonesia a sovereign and respected nation, have independence with all the abundant gifts of human resources and nature, and have a strong identity and personality in the midst of global civilization.

This mandate was made with full awareness and hope that the 2024 General Election could become a means of benefit for the nation and not just a competition for power which in the end will only bring destruction to our nation.