Staying In The IKN Area, Jokowi And His Entourage Use The Poso Earthquake Tent

Ministers take pictures in front of the tent where they are staying in the IKN area (Photo: Laily Rachev - Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat)

JAKARTA - Head of the Presidential Secretariat Heru Budi Hartono said the tent used by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to stay overnight in the National Capital Region (IKN) Nusantara, East Kalimantan was purchased during the Poso earthquake, Central Sulawesi in 2019. However, this equipment has not yet had time. used.

"This inventory tent has been owned by the Presidential Secretariat for a long time. It's not been new. It was 2019 during the Poso earthquake," Budi said when contacted by reporters, Monday, March 14.

"(Tents, red) have not had time to be used during the earthquake," he added.

The tent used by President Jokowi and the ranks of the ministers is Quechua Arpenaz. Heru said the tents were used because they were in good condition, so there was no need to procure new ones.

For information, Jokowi is staying in the IKN area with the first lady, Iriana. Not only that, a number of ministers such as PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono, Bappenas Minister Suharso Monoarfa, Cabinet Secretariat Pramono Anung, and SOE Minister Erick Thohir also participated.

In addition, there are also the Head and Deputy Head of the IKN Authority Agency Bambang Susantono and Dhony Rahajoe as well as the Minister of National Development Planning/Head of Bappenas Suharso Monoarfa. Furthermore, participating in the activity was the Governor of East Kalimantan, Isran Noor.

Before staying, a number of preparations have been made. Including, fogging or smoking also spread salt to prevent the entry of reptiles into the tent.

"We have spread salt around the tents, especially around VVIP, and so on to anticipate the presence of reptiles," said Commander of Paspampres Major General TNI Tri Budi Utomo, quoted from the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube.

"And we have prepared anti-snake venom which will be useful. However, hopefully it will not be used and we are all safe," he concluded.