TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo or Jokowi asked the village heads to keep the unity of the nation in a forum about the enhancement of regional village administration today, July 25.
“Do not want to be provoked by bad politicians, Indonesia is a great country, do not let it be divided,” said Jokowi on Wednesday, July 25, at Graha Pradipta Jogja Expo Center (JEC), Yogyakarta.
In the event attended by 2,200 village heads across Java and Kalimantan, the president asked them as the state apparatus to maintain national unity.
Jokowi said that Indonesia’s biggest asset as a whole is only the unity. Unfortunately, there are currently many people who use the diversity to bring conflict among the people.
The disunity, according to Jokowi, even can be felt when entering the general election. He is surprised that many still prolong the matters usually occurred during the five-yearly event to divide the nation.
“You just have to vote for the best in an election. Then we can get along and unite again after voting,” he said.
Jokowi also invites people to choose the best leaders. “When choosing a leader, see the achievements, see the track record whether they are good or not, the performance, so do not [vote] because of being provoked,” said the presidential candidate in the 2019 presidential election.
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