Together Prabowo Check Prices At South Kalimantan Tabalong Market, Jokowi: Prices Of Good Branches And Onions Ahead Of Ramadan

Jokowi after checking directly the prices of goods at the Tabalong People's Market, South Kalimantan on Friday, March 17, 2023. (ANTARA-screenshot)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) directly checked the prices of goods at the Tabalong People's Market, South Kalimantan Province (Kalsel).

"We check prices. I think everything is in good condition, chili (price) is good, shallots (price) are good, we see everything is priced well ahead of Ramadan," said Jokowi at the Tabalong People's Market, Tabalong Regency, South Kalimantan, Friday, March 17, confiscated by Antara.

Participating in accompanying President Jokowi in checking the price was Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto, Cabinet Secretary (Setkab) Pramono Anung, National Police Chief General Pol. Listyo Sigit Prabowo, and other relevant officials.

Prabowo Subianto's presence, according to the Deputy for Protocol, Press and Media of the Presidential Secretariat, Bey Machmudin, was invited by the committee to the event.

When asked about the impression of a visit to Tabalong district for the first time, President Jokowi said that Tabalong residents were friendly.

"He he, yes, the people are friendly, the city as well as a district in South Kalimantan is also good," he said.

The President hopes that Tabalong can develop along with the transfer of the capital city to IKN Nusantara in East Kalimantan (Kaltim).

"Later, when (the capital city has moved), we hope that when IKN is finished it can grow new economic growth points around IKN, including in Tabalong, we hope," said the President.

Previously, President Jokowi attended the Istigasah and Prayer with Rabithah Melayu-Banjar at the Tabalong Shining Hall Complex.

At that location, the President invited Tabalong residents to support the development of IKN Nusantara.

"I invite all of us to pray, make efforts, and work hard to realize the development of IKN, as the gateway to accelerating development in Kalimantan, and ask for the pleasure of Allah SWT to guide and facilitate our steps," said the President in the Istigasah and Joint Prayer Rabithah Melayu-Banjar.

Jokowi explained that the development of IKN is an effort to equalize so that the economy is not only Javanese, but has turned into a central Indonesia.

After checking prices at the Tabalong People's Market, the President will review and inaugurate Jalan Nan Serunai, Tabalong Regency.

After the inauguration, the President and his entourage will return to Banjarbaru City by using the Pelita Air ATR aircraft through Warukin Airport. In Banjarbaru City, the President first performed Friday prayers at the Al Munawarrah Grand Mosque, Banjarbaru City, to then inaugurate the Banjarbakula Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM), Banjarbaru City.

The President and his entourage will return to Jakarta in the afternoon via Syamsudin Noor International Airport, Banjarbaru City, using the Indonesia-1 Presidential Aircraft.