Jokowi's Actions Entered The Culvert Of The HI Roundabout In Today's Memory, December 26, 2012

Joko Widodo (Jokowi), who was once the Governor of DKI Jakarta for the 2012-2014 era. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA Memories of today, 12 years ago, December 26, 2012, the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) entered the culverts of the HI Roundabout. The action was carried out to check the capacity of the culverts. In particular, Jokowi's action went viral in cyberspace.

Previously, Jokowi was known as a leader who likes blusukan. The leadership style was carried out because Jokowi considered the residents' problems in the field. Not in the office. Jokowi sometimes spontaneously immediately carried out excited actions, including entering the culverts.

Jokowi becomes a politician, not just relying on the fate of being honest. His actions as regional head are admired by many parties. He was able to lead the city of Solo well. He is able to pack a leadership style that is close to the people.

He wants to have a dialogue with the people. The results of the dialogue were processed with real action or a series of policies. All of this was done by Jokowi with a simple step. Blusukan, his name. Jokowi often does blusukan actions because he feels that the problem of residents is outside, not inside the office.

Efforts to spend directly on problems in the field can make him understand the real conditions in the community. He understands what is the main obstacle for the community. He can present an appropriate policy.

Jokowi's image and blusukan are above the wind. Jokowi's blusukan action was admired by many parties. The capital made him famous throughout the country. He even got the opportunity to participate in the political contestation as a governor of DKI Jakarta and won in 2012.

The victory was considered reasonable because Jokowi was famous. He immediately took a blusukan action when he was a leader of Jakarta. He went to his subordinate offices Mayor of Jakarta. He also entered slum areas.

He went to the market. Jokowi even advised his subordinates to do the same. They were asked by Jokowi to go directly to the field to find out the wishes of the citizens of Jakarta.

"DKI Jakarta Governor Jokowi has a special way to reprimand his government officials. Last Thursday, in front of the village head, sub-district head, and echelon II officials in North Jakarta, he reminded the need for a leader to be on standby to go to the field. Ready to go to the village to check the field, if necessary to go to the culverts, "said Widiarsi Agustina in his article in Tempo magazine entitled Asam Urat at the Jokowi Office (2012).

Jokowi also proved his point of view. Leaders are not only good at office affairs, he also proved that leaders must have totality in the field. Jokowi entered the culverts at the HI Roundabout on December 26, 2012.

Jokowi's action into the culverts aims to find out how the sewers are in anticipation of flooding in Jakarta. Jokowi's action into the culverts has gone viral on social media. Some are pros and some are against Jokowi's actions.

Jokowi then planned to raise the diameter of the culvert. He did not want the protocol road to be like a swimming pool when it rained with high intensity. Because, flooding will bring bad color to his government.

"This will be opened tomorrow. But wait for no one to enter. In the Dutch era, it was big, this is why it can be small like this. It's not very small but very small," Jokowi said as quoted by Detik.com page, December 26, 2012.