Build A 2.5 Meter High Soekarno-Jokowi Monument And Statue, Residents In West Sumatra Are Willing To Spend Up To 300 Million Rupiah

PADANG - A resident of Nagari Koto Laweh, Dharmasraya Regency, West Sumatra (West Sumatra) Winoto (50) is willing to spend personal funds reaching Rp300 million to build statues of the first President Soekarno and President Joko Widodo.

"I built these two statues using personal funds as a form of my love for national heroes and the current President Jokowi," said Winoto on Punjung Island as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, August 10.

The statue monument was precisely built in the yard of his private house in Jorong Koto Panjang, Nagari Koto Laweh, Koto Besar District. The construction process took approximately 2.5 years.

The statue monument was built on an area of 6X4 meters with a height of four meters and a height of 2.5 meters imported from the island of Java.

"Alhamdulillah, ahead of the commemoration of the 77th Republic of Indonesia's Independence Day, the construction of this statue monument has been completed, all costs are purely from myself," he said.

He said that since the statue monument was completed, many residents came to take selfies. He hopes that the presence of the hero statue can build a sense of nationalism, and invites the public to remember the services of the heroes.

He explained that the purpose of building the statue of the proclaimer was part of appreciating the services of the heroes because they had fought for Indonesia's independence.

Winoto admits that he loves all the heroes who are willing to sacrifice their lives to defend the Indonesian homeland. Due to limited funds, the construction of the statue started with Soekarno.

"We love all the heroes, because we don't have enough money, so one first. Maybe after this, if we have funds, we will build another hero statue," he said.

He also explained why building a statue of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo, it was based on Jokowi's leadership style which was simple and able to build the mentality of the small people.

"This is my personal opinion why I like Pak Jokowi, first Pak Jokowi said that the little people must be brave, the two small people can go to the palace. So when I talk like that I feel like I'm getting bolder as a people, because the leader has already said that right," he said.

He considered simply that if a leader had given access to a small community, then any big problem that could not be solved by the people could complain directly to the Palace.

"Moreover, in my opinion, for example, this legal problem is a lot of games, the little people are often played with, so that if there is a deadlock in seeking justice, we need not be afraid, because our leaders have given access to it," he said.

He added that the construction of the two statues had no other purpose, let alone interpreted as a supporter or follower of a certain party, but purely as a form of love for national heroes and the 7th president of the Republic of Indonesia.