Before Rejecting To IKN, Jokowi Attended The MPR Annual Session Today

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will carry out a number of official activities in the form of giving state speeches and financial notes on Friday 16 August. Deputy for Protocol, Press, and Media of the Presidential Secretariat Yusuf Permana said Jokowi would deliver a speech at the MPR Annual Session, and the Joint Session of the DPR and DPD 2024 at the Nusantara MPR/DPR/DPD Building, Jakarta. On Friday afternoon, Jokowi continued his official agenda by giving a speech in the context of Submission of the Draft Law (RUU) on the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) for Fiscal Year 2025 along with his financial notes and supporting documents at the Plenary Meeting of the Opening of the First Session of the DPR for the 2024-2025 Session Year. After carrying out the agenda, Jokowi will also go to the Capital City of the Archipelago (IKN) in East Kalimantan. "At night at 00.00 WITA, on 17 August 2024, the President is scheduled to carry out a sacred honorary and administrative ceremony (AKRS) at Kusuma Bangsa Park, IKN," Yusuf said in an official statement, Thursday (15/8/2024). According to the commemoration guidelines for the 79th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia independence in 2024, after the holy reflection, the series of events at 09.15 WITA was in the form of an art performance at the IKN State Palace Ceremony Field.

Then, at 10.15 WITA the start of the duplicate kirab of the heirloom flag and a copy of the text of the proclamation at the State Palace of IKN. Followed by the commemoration of the seconds of the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence at IKN will be held at 11.00 WITA. Finally, at 17.00 WITA, the Red and White State Flag Lowering Ceremony was held at the IKN State Palace Ceremony Field.