JAKARTA - Jakarta gubernatorial candidate number 1, Ridwan Kamil made a pilgrimage to the tomb of Prince Jayakarta on Jatinegara kaum street, Pulogadung, East Jakarta, Wednesday morning.
Before making the pilgrimage, Ridwan Kamil performed the dawn prayer in congregation at the Assalafiyah Grand Mosque which is located near the tomb.
Ridwan Kamil also had time to give a religious sermon in front of the congregation about leadership.
"So, in this campaign process, according to my belief, I involve surrender. The effort is done, the rest is praying (surrendering)," said Kang Emil, Ridwan Kamil's nickname, quoting Antara.
He admitted that he felt calm because he had surrendered because the purpose of the contest was for worship and seeking goodness from the position.
"My mother advised me to pursue not the position, but the goodness behind the position. If that is not obtained, there are many stages of goodness that we can seek," he said.
According to him, his visit to the tomb of Prince Jayakarta was to make a pilgrimage because it has a history.
"The tomb of Prince Jayakarta, as we know, conquered Sunda Kelapa in the past with a spirit of struggle," he said.
Kang Emil also asked the people of Jakarta to vote according to their respective beliefs and consciences.
"I just wish the people of Jakarta a happy election, vote according to their respective beliefs and consciences," he said.
After the pilgrimage, Kang Emil will spend time with Bahlil Lahadalia, the General Chairperson of the Golkar Party. Ridwan Kamil will not forget to perform sungkeman to his mother, Tjutju Sukaesih, as a form of devotion and to ask for blessings in the city of Bandung.
"My mother always said that a good leader fulfills his responsibilities and uses power with trust, always pays attention to and uplifts the weak. This time, she gave me her blessing to run as a gubernatorial candidate for Jakarta because I have fulfilled my duties as governor of West Java. God willing, the next step will be approved," he said.
After voting in Bandung City, Kang Emil will return to Jakarta to see the quick count results at the campaign post.
The DKI Jakarta KPU has determined three gubernatorial and deputy gubernatorial candidates to run in the DKI Jakarta Regional Head Election (Pilkada).
The three candidate pairs are Ridwan Kamil-Suswono (RIDO) number 1, Dharma Pongrekun-Kun Wardana (Dharma-Kun) from independents number 2 and Pramono Anung-Rano Karno (Pram-Doel) number 3.
A total of 8.2 million voters who have been determined as the permanent voter list (DPT) for the 2024 Jakarta Pilkada will exercise their voting rights at 14,835 polling stations (TPS) on November 27, 2024.
The series of Jakarta Pilkada campaigns have been carried out from September 25 to November 23, 2024.
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