Ahmad Syaikhu-Ilham Habibie List Of West Java Gubernatorial Elections Tomorrow

Ahmad Syaikhu and Ilham Akbar Habibie made a pilgrimage to the grave of the 3rd President of the Republic of Indonesia BJ Habibie at the Heroes Cemetery, Kalibata, Jakarta, Wednesday (28/8/2024). (ANTARA/HO-PKS)

JAKARTA - The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and the NasDem Party officially carried the pair Ahmad Syaikhu and Ilham Akbar Habibie (still) as candidates for governor and deputy governor in the 2024 West Java (West Java) Pilkada.

PKS spokesman Muhammad Kholid said the candidate pair would register the West Java General Election Commission (KPU) on Thursday (29/8) tomorrow.

"God willing, on Thursday, August 29, the pair Ahmad Syaikhu-Ilham Habibie will be registered with the West Java KPUD," said Kholid in a statement reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 28.

He hopes that the complementary still-to-one pair can win in the 2024 West Java Pilkada to bring progress and blessings to the people of West Java

"God willing, this couple combines the leadership qualities that meet the criteria of IMTAQ (iman and taqwa) and IPTEK (science and technology), which have excellent integrity, capacity and religioritas," he said.

Today, the couple also made a pilgrimage to the grave of the 3rd President of the Republic of Indonesia BJ Habibie at the Heroes Cemetery, Kalibata, Jakarta, before registering with the West Java KPU on Thursday (29/8).

Ahmad Syaikhu is the President of PKS since 2020. He has pursued a political career by becoming a member of the Bekasi City DPRD, the West Java Provincial DPRD, a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives, until he was deputy mayor of Bekasi.

Meanwhile, Ilham Akbar Habibie, who is the son of the 3rd President of the Republic of Indonesia BJ Habibie, is an innovator, technocrat, scientist, and successful entrepreneur in the field of technology who is studying in Germany and the United States.

Previously, Tuesday (27/8), the candidate for governor and deputy governor of West Java, Dedi Mulyadi-Erwan Setiawan, officially registered with the General Election Commission (KPU) of West Java, Bandung, to contest the 2024 West Java Pilkada.

The pair Dedi Mulyadi-Erwan Setiawan was promoted by the Gerindra, Golkar, Democrats, PAN and PSI parties, and also received support from nine non-parliamentary political parties. The nine non-parallel parliamentary parties are the Hanura Party, Gelora Party, Garuda Party, PKN, Labor Party, PRIMA, Perindo, PBB, and the Ummat Party.