Jokowi Asks Ainun Najib To Be Brought Back To Indonesia, PBNU Will Discuss And Carry Out Follow-up

President Joko Widodo, Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and DPR Speaker Puan Maharani attend the PBNU Inauguration (ANTARA HO/Setwapres)owi/BPMI DOCUMENTATION Presidential Secretariat

JAKARTA - The Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Board (PBNU) will discuss and follow up on President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) directive to repatriate technology practitioner Ainun Najib from Singapore.

"We will follow up and discuss," said PBNU's Head of Syuriyah, Asrorun Niam Sholeh to VOI, Monday, January 31.

Asrorun agrees that Ainun Najib is a potential young NU cadre. He is considered to be able to contribute to the nation and state as well as humanity.

In this way, President Jokowi's desire to repatriate Ainun from the Lion Country is deemed necessary to be followed up.

"The question of whether to ask him to come home or in another way, will be discussed and discussed. Most importantly, benefit the nation and society, including the world community," he said.

"The new PBNU management is committed to consolidating NU human resources for the benefit of the nation. Contributions can be made in various fields, according to competence and expertise," Asrorun added.

Previously reported, President Jokowi wanted PBNU to bring home one of the nation's children, Ainun Najib from Singapore. He even said that the NU kiai had to intervene so that the technology practitioner would return to his country.

This was conveyed when he was present at the inauguration of the Executive Board and the 96th Birthday of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.

Jokowi called Ainun one of the reliable human resources owned by NU to help develop technology in the country. However, the technology expert is currently in Singapore.

"He has worked in Singapore for a long time. Seven years ago I met him, he could do anything. He is still very young, his name is Mas Ainun Najib. NU," Jokowi said as quoted from the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Monday, January 31.

Jokowi believes Ainun is certainly paid very high in Singapore. However, he is sure that Ainun will return to his country if the kiai from NU talk to him.

"There, the salary is very high. So if you are invited here, you must be able to pay more than the one in Singapore. This will be Mr. Kiai's job. If he is the one who is doing the work, whatever salary you are paid, bismillah, you will definitely want to," he said.