The Presidential Palace Of Jakarta Is Coldy Sambut Prabowo

Construction workers work to polish the marble floor on the terrace of the State Palace in Jakarta, Thursday (17/10/2024), to welcome the division of heads of state. (ANTARA/Andi Firdaus)

JAKARTA - A number of workers within the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Thursday, were busy with various preparations ahead of the welcoming ceremony for the head of state which will take place on Sunday (20/10).

Since Thursday morning, dozens of construction officers, cleanliness, and security have been deployed to ensure the area around the palace is in the best condition.

They cleaned the streets, arranged the park, and checked public facilities so that everyone was ready to welcome invited guests who were scheduled to attend.

The construction team saw painting a number of old wood ornaments on the windowsill at the Presidential Secretariat complex with a cream pattern.

As of Thursday afternoon, busyness was also seen at the State Palace Building, Jakarta. Workers repair marble floors, in the form of changing floor components to closing nat or floor gaps.

"We are working today from 08.30 to finish at 21.00 WIB," said the supervisor of the Santoso construction work at the State Palace, reported by ANTARA, Thursday, October 17.

Santoso supervised about 10 workers who were in charge of polishing the floor of the outer terrace of the State Palace using a policyher fosher fossive device known as a floor racer engine.

He said the work was carried out to welcome President Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto to the farewell event on Sunday (20/10).

The function of the State Palace is as a center for state government activities or official presidential activities, such as state events to the inauguration of high-ranking state officials.

Previously, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno said the welcoming procession would be carried out after Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as president in the DPR/MPR

"After the inauguration, Pak Jokowi will first go to the Jakarta Palace. Later, Mr. President Prabowo will follow the welcoming event," he said.

Pratikno said that at the Palace on October 20, 2024, there would only be a welcoming event, followed by President Jokowi's departure to Solo at around 15.00 WIB.

In addition, the plan is also to hold a dinner agenda at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta with important guests.