Call PBNU's Voice Has No Influence, PKB: Cak Imin's Sayings Are Only To Encourage Cadres

Muhaimin Iskandar/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The chairman of the PKB DPP, Daniel Johan, responded to the statement of the general chairman, Muhaimin Iskandar, who said that the words of PBNU General Chair Yahya Cholil Staquf had no effect on the solidity of the 13 million votes of PKB.

Daniel said Cak Imin's statement did not mean to offend PBNU, but only as an encouragement to PKB cadres.

"It encourages the cadres to continue together and strengthen the grassroots below. There is nothing special," said Daniel Johan to reporters, Tuesday, May 10.

According to him, the role of PBNU remains important for PKB in voting in the 2024 General Election, even for the nation and state.

Daniel also denied that there was tension between PKB and PBNU as a result of Cak Imin's words. PKB and PBNU, he said, would continue to go hand in hand because PKB cadres flow with NU's blood.

"As usual it's fine, PKB cadres are so literate that NU also thinks about it. PKB will continue to work hand in hand with NU, because NU has become the flesh and blood of PKB cadres," said Daniel.

"Even the joke that was popular in PKB was that 'before birth, it was NU'," he added. Previously, the chairman of the PKB, Muhaimin Iskandar alias Cak Imin, revealed about the 13 million loyal PKB voters in an interview on a television program that aired on Monday, May 9. Cak Imin assessed that the 13 million votes could be his capital to run for the 2024 presidential election.

"Planning PKB is indeed with very solid constituents, it's definitely fixed, we have a voting capital of 13 million, very loyal," said Cak Imin.

"In the survey, all PKB voter polls are loyal. Very solid. All the way to the bottom," he added.

It was so solid, Cak Imin said that the words of PBNU Chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf had no effect on the loyalty of the 13 million PKB votes. This solidity is capital and I see this capital getting bigger if I run for president," said Cak Imin.