President Jokowi Is Scheduled To Watch Directly The Clean Rehearsal Of The Indonesian Independence Day Ceremony At IKN

Deputy for Protocol, Press and Media of the Presidential Secretariat Yusuf Permana when delivering a statement at the Jakarta Presidential Palace Complex, Thursday (8/8/2024). (ANTARA/Mentari Dwi Gayati).

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will witness the rehearsal activities for the implementation of the 79th Indonesian Independence Day Ceremony in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN), East Kalimantan, on August 14.

This was conveyed by the Deputy for Protocol, Press and Media of the Presidential Secretariat Yusuf Permana at the Jakarta Presidential Palace complex, Thursday, August 8.

"Mr. President will directly see a clean rehearsal commemorating the seconds of independence," he said as quoted by ANTARA.

Clean rehearsal activities in the context of the last exercise before the RI Anniversary ceremony at IKN, said Yusuf, will show the readiness of the organizers ranging from ceremonial procedures to performances of arts and culture which are carried out in a hybrid manner.

President Jokowi is scheduled to see firsthand the implementation of a clean rehearsal at the IKN State Palace Ceremony Field.

Based on a report from the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) on the field, grass and podiums in the IKN State Palace area are ready to be used as a ceremony venue on August 17, 2024.

In addition, the reservoirs on the left and right of the field have been cleaned and filled with water.

After watching the rehearsal at the location, said Yusuf, the President immediately left for Jakarta in the afternoon to attend the Ceremony for the Award of Honors at the State Palace in Jakarta.

"After the rehearsal is clean, he returns to Jakarta, in the afternoon he will give a sign of Indonesian honor," he said.