Mission From Megawati For Airin-Ade In Banten: Zero Stunting!

Duet Airin Rachmi Diany-Ade Sumardi was promoted by PDIP in the 2024 Banten Pilkada. (Tsa Tsia-VOI)

JAKARTA - General Chairperson of the PDI-P (PDIP) Megawati Soekarnoputri asked Airin Rachmi Diany-Ade Sumardi to prioritize tengkes or stunting alleviation. The figure should not only be reduced but really must be zero.

This was conveyed by Megawati during a speech after giving a recommendation to Airin-Ade Sumardi in the 2024 Banten Pilgub at the PDIP DPP Office, Menteng, Central Jakarta today, Monday, August 26.

"There are still many stunted children. Later, if Mrs. Airin quickly, what is called Banten if it becomes there, yes, how come stunting uses percent. Stunting is, yes, zero," Megawati said in front of Airin-Ade Sumardi.

Megawati said that tengkes should be a concern because it does not make children grow into dwarfs but also affects intelligence. In fact, he admitted that he had reprimanded General (Ret.) Andika Perkasa while serving as TNI Commander.

The reason is that Andika has lowered the TNI's height requirements from 170 cm to 160 cm. "Eh, Dik (Andika's nickname), what about you Commander, instead this is nurunin, height, 170, now it's down 160," said the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia.

This condition makes Megawati want Airin to talk about overcoming tengkes. "How is our regeneration if the nation's children are stunted? It's short, thin, right, you know. Maybe it's not 100 times the IQ, maybe below the 80s, I really want to teach it is difficult, you know," continued Megawati.

As previously reported, PDIP again announced the candidate for the third wave of regional heads on Monday, August 26. Among them are Andika Perkasa-Hendrar Prihadi who ran in the Central Java gubernatorial election and Airin Rachmi Diany-Ade Sumardi.

The following are the details of the candidates for governor and deputy governor of PDIP in the 2024 Pilkada:

1. North Sulawesi, Steven Kandouw-Letjen TNI (Ret.) Alfred Denny Djoike Tuejeh2. Banten, Airin Rachmi Diany-Ade Sumardi3. Central Java, Andika Perkasa-Hendrar Prihadi or Hendi4. Gorontalo, Hamzah Isa-Andurrahman Abubakar Bahmid5. East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Yohanis Fransiskus Lema-Jane Natalia Suryanto6. North Kalimantan, Andi Sulaiman-Andri Partono.