Gus Yahya Visits Jokowi At The Palace To Discuss Mining Management Concession

Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board Yahya Cholil Staquf arrived at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Thursday (22/8/2024). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - General Chairperson of the Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board Yahya Cholil Staquf and a number of administrators visited the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Thursday, August 22 to discuss mining concessions to investment in the Nusantara Capital with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). Gus Yahya, the nickname of the PBNU General Chair, together with PBNU administrators arrived at the Palace at around 10.20 WIB and a meeting with President Jokowi was scheduled at 10.30 WIB. "We want to talk about mining and investment concessions in IKN later," he said. Gus Yahya said his party was optimistic about being able to manage the state mandate in the form of mining management permits given to religious community organizations (ormas). "Our generalharia is a mining entrepreneur too and he is certainly not alone. It is not only a matter that he himself is a mining entrepreneur, but as a mining entrepreneur, he has a business network among these mining communities, so I think there will be sufficient space for NU to build this mining business capacity," said Gus Yahya.

His party has also prepared special steps related to mining management that have the potential to have an impact on the environment. He stated that PBNU has moral awareness and responsibility related to awareness of the environment and benefit of the general public.