President Jokowi Inaugurates 2024 Paskibraka at IKN

President Jokowi took a photo with the 2024 Central Level Heritage Flag-raising Troops (Paskibraka) at the State Palace, IKN, East Kalimantan, Tuesday, August 13. (ANTARA)

KALTIM - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the 2024 Central Level Flag Raising Troops (Paskibraka) at the State Palace, the Capital City of the Archipelago (IKN), East Kalimantan (Kaltim), Tuesday, August 13.

The inauguration was carried out in a ceremony with the Head of State acting as the ceremony instructor.

The event began with singing the song Indonesia Raya. Next, the 2024 Paskibraka oath was read, guided by the Head of the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP) Yudian Wahyudi.

Yudian asked the leader of the ceremony, namely Paskibraka from Medan, North Sumatra, named Violetha Agryka Sianturi to hold the Red and White flag with her right hand and place it on her left chest.

"The 2024 Central Level Paskibraka repeat my words in a firm and loud voice," Yudian exclaimed.

The following is the oath read by the Paskibraka:

I swear to be a son of Indonesia.

I claim to be a son of Indonesia.

And based on that confession, I admit that I am a creature of God the Almighty Creator and originate from Him.

I admit to having one blood, the Indonesian homeland.

I admit to having one nation, the Indonesian nation.

I admit to having one country, the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia, which is based on Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia

I admit to having one soul and ideology, the soul and ideology of Pancasila, and one Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia in 1945.

I admit to aiming for a just and prosperous society based on Pancasila.

I admit to diversity in the unity of the nation's culture.

I claim to be the next generation of the great struggle for independence with morals and sincerity according to the blessing of Almighty God.

Based on these confessions. And for the sake of my honor as a national cadre.

I promise to truly carry out my obligations to practice all these confessions in my daily work.

May God Almighty bless my intention, with taufik and guidance and inayah.

Yudian then guided the ceremony leader to release the Red and White. Next, he ordered them to hold the Red and White Flag again and kiss it.

The event continued with a statement of inauguration by President Jokowi as the Ceremony Instructor.

"By asking for the blessing of God Almighty, I hereby inaugurate the 2024 Central Level Paskibraka which will be on duty at the State Palace, the Capital City of the Archipelago, on August 17, 2024. May God Almighty provide grace and ease in carrying out state duties," said the President.

President Jokowi then pinned the badge and installed the kendit as a sign of the inauguration of the Paskibraka.