Ridwan Kamil: Leading Jakarta Must Understand West Java And Banten

Former Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil (RK) has also spoken about Jakarta now and will come. According to him, what is currently happening in Jakarta cannot be separated from global and surrounding conditions.

"Leading Jakarta must understand its neighboring areas, namely West Java and Banten. Jakarta must be a 'good brother' for the surrounding cities and districts," he said in a written statement received in Jakarta, Sunday, June 23.

This was conveyed by Ridwan Kamil when giving his views on Jakarta's future at the Consolidation of Our Volunteers (RK) in Jakarta, last Saturday.

Ridwan Kamil added that a good and humane city is when people prefer to gather outdoors rather than indoors. This can happen when the conditions are safe, comfortable, and friendly.

Related to this, he admitted, Jakarta needs change through a leader who has imagination because it is a place for world-class ideas.

"Jakarta is a place for world-class ideas. Why? Because there is potential support, as well as infrastructure and budget, what is needed is a leader who has imagination. Jakarta needs change," he said.

According to him, the election for the Governor and Deputy Governor (Pilgub) of Jakarta 2024 is historic because it coincides with the construction of the capital city of Nusantara (IKN).

Ridwan Kamil also said that Jakarta as a city that has grown for a long time does not need to be afraid of the release of the status of the capital city of Indonesia which will be transferred to IKN.

"Jakarta does not need to be afraid of IKN because Jakarta will still have its own relevance as a city that has existed for hundreds of years," he said.

Meanwhile, General Chairperson of our Volunteers Henry Baskoro said a volunteer group was formed some time ago when there was news that Ridwan Kamil would run in the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election.

"This group is independent, does not represent political parties, and comes from various groups in Jakarta that have the same aspiration, namely making Ridwan Kamil governor of Jakarta," Henry said during the consolidation event.

He said that currently, Volunteers We already have coordinators in five administrative cities and Pulau Seribu Regency, and will be equipped with appointing sub-district and sub-district-level coordinators after the consolidation is held.

In addition to the structure of territorial development, he added that our Volunteers will also form organizations for more specific communities, such as women, millennials, gen Z, workers, disabilities, the elderly, education, as well as MSME players and the creative industry.