Ganjar's Commitment To Optimizing Cooperatives Like Bung Hatta's Aspirations

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo attended and opened the Central Java Expo Cooperative in Bung Karno Square, Semarang Regency, Friday, July 21. (Ist)

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo said cooperatives would be ideal if they had a large number of members. Thus, Bung Hatta's goal of making cooperatives as a supporter of national economy teachers can be achieved. This was conveyed by Ganjar after attending and opening the Central Java Expo Cooperatives to commemorate the 76th Cooperative Day of the provincial level in Bung Karno Square, Semarang Regency, Friday, July 21. Ganjar said, until now, the development of cooperatives continues to be carried out. Apart from the fact that cooperatives are growing, they can also go up in class. To achieve that, Ganjar views that an ideal cooperative must have a large number of members. If there are many members, from, by, and for its members it can really be utilized so that the welfare of the main member becomes our pillar,''' he stressed. On the other hand, currently there are still many cooperatives that are not running according to the principle. The most common case, the existence of cooperatives does not provide welfare for members is misused instead. That is what is important for us to accompany.' That is what is important for us to do. Later, management training, later requires financial access, later requires marketing so that this cooperative can actually run its business that can prosper the people, "explained Ganjar.," explained Ganjar. Relatedly, Ganjar continued to evaluate the existence of cooperatives. Especially for which the members are few, Ganjar encouraged for such cooperatives to be merged. In fact, some cooperatives have not been clearly also crossed out. But good cooperatives, we have conveyed, that is what we have conveyed, then, Pak Ganjar why dares to cross out', lha is not clear. We have to dare to make such decisions so that cooperatives really understand, "he said. Ganjar said, cooperatives must be present with the spirit of monitoring of members. Then community bases become important in the establishment of a cooperative. If not, then there will appear unclear cooperative seeds that are only used for personal interests.

"So the community base is important for Islamic boarding schools, schools where the number of members is large, transportation, ojol, and so on can actually be made (operation) as a common force," he said. On that occasion, the Chairman of the Indonesian LKPP Hendrar Prihadi, representing the Minister of Cooperatives and MSMEs, namely Deputy of Operations Ahmad Zabadi, Regent of Semarang Ngesti Nugraha, Deputy Mayor of Tegal Jumadi, ranks of Central Java Dekopin, and representatives of cooperatives in Central Java.