TEMPO.CO, Jakarta- Former Jakarta governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat says that Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok without a doubt supports incumbent Joko Widodo in the 2018 presidential elections. He said that Ahok himself told him about this when he visited the man in Mako Brimob prison a month ago.
"He told me that. Whoever Jokowi runs with, he will support them," Djarot said here on Tuesday, Oct. 16.
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According to Djarot, in Ahok's eyes, Jokowi needs to lead the country for another five years. "Pak Ahok told me that just five years is not enough. There needs to be a completion."
Djarot also said that Ahok's supporters have also declared their support for Jokowi and Ma'ruf.
Jokowi and Ahok had served as Governor and Deputy Governor of Jakarta in 2012. In 2014, Ahok took the governor's seat because Jokowi ran for president, and was elected. In next year's presidential election, Jokowi is running with MUI chairman Ma'ruf Amin, the man who issued a fatwa against Ahok for blaspheming Islam.
Dewi Nurita