Anies Proud Of The Jakarta Anniversary Ceremony Field As A Result Of Monas Revitalization

Jakarta City 495th anniversary commemoration ceremony at Plaza Selatan National Monument (Monas)/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan led a ceremony to commemorate the 495th anniversary of the City of Jakarta at the Plaza Selatan National Monument (Monas) this morning.

The ceremony was also attended by the Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria, officials of the regional work unit (SKPD), and officials of the Regional Leadership Communication Forum (Forkopimda). Anies and DKI Provincial Government officials wore Betawi suits and Betawi kebayas.

A number of representatives of DKI Provincial Government employees from various SKPDs, colorful troops, Abang None throughout Jakarta, to representatives of the TNI-Pori participated in the ceremony with a membership of up to 1,000 people.

The ceremony opened with the singing of the national anthem Indonesia Raya, a moment of silence, the reading of the Pancasila text, the reading of the text of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, followed by a ceremonial message from Anies as the ceremony inspector.

In his address, Anies stated that the Jakarta 495th Anniversary commemoration ceremony was the first ceremony to be held at the Plaza Selatan Monas after the revitalization.

"The National Monument area which was revitalized at the end of 2019 should have been able to open in 2020. But due to the pandemic conditions, this place cannot be used and finally the first use of this new field is during the commemoration of Jakarta's birthday today," he said. Anies, Wednesday, June 22.

Anies revealed that the revitalization ceremony field used today reflects the initial plan for the construction of the National Monument area. Proudly, Anies expressed his gratitude that this field could be used to celebrate the anniversary of DKI.

"Alhamdulillah, we finally carried out the plan after we did not have a special field in Medan Merdeka and this is part of our efforts to continuously make reforms," said Anies.

After Anies read the ceremony's mandate, it was followed by a prayer reading, before the ceremony was completed. Then, the drumming action of the Gita Abdi Praga band was performed.

The 495th Anniversary of the City of Jakarta can be watched virtually through the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government YouTube account.

Furthermore, the DKI Jakarta DPRD will hold a special plenary session to commemorate the 495th Anniversary of the City of Jakarta.

The plenary meeting which will be held at the DKI Jakarta DPRD building, Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta, will be attended by all members of the council and the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government.

After the plenary session, Anies Baswedan will hold a working meeting of the Governor in the Greater Jakarta area at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta.

Then, the DKI Provincial Government also held a reception night for the 495th Jakarta Celebration at the Balairung, DKI Jakarta City Hall.