Fajarasia.co – Chairperson of the Indonesian House of Representatives and Chair of the PDI-P (PDIP) Puan Maharani gave directions to PDIP cadres in North Tapanuli (Taput) Regency. He also invited the cadres to fight for the spirit of winning the PDI-P back in the general election.
Puan’s arrival at the North Tapanuli PDIP DPC Office, Thursday (1/9/2022), was greeted by around 2 thousand cadres who were enthusiastic about listening to her directions. Also present were regional heads in North Sumatra from PDIP.
The chairman of the North Tapanuli PDIP DPC who is also the Regent of Taput, Nikson Nababan led the cadre’s chants when welcoming Puan.
“Miss president, Miss president,” shouted the cadres.
In her speech, Puan emphasized that her presence to provide direction to PDIP cadres was the task of Ketum Megawati Soekarnoputri. Puan was assigned by the party to go around consolidating the structure and PDIP cadres in various regions.
“So now I come to North Tapanuli. I landed at Silangit airport like President Soekarno used to land there in the 1950s,” said Puan.
“Even Bung Karno was so impressed with his visit to North Tapanuli, that he gave the first presidential plane of the Republic of Indonesia the name Dolok Marimbang which was taken from the name of the hill here,” added the first woman who served as Chair of the Indonesian House of Representatives.
Puan also asked party cadres not to forget history or the Red Jacket (Never leave history behind). Especially in North Tapanuli, Bung Karno once called for the spirit of Indonesian independence.
“Now the PDI-P in North Tapanuli must invigorate Bung Karno’s spirit. Remind the people of North Tapanuli that the PDI-P are the ideological children of Bung Karno, the successor of Bung Karno’s struggle who loves North Tapanuli,” said Puan.
The grandson of Bung Karno then mentioned the results of the PDIP National Working Meeting (Rakernas) as a form of party consolidation to strengthen the ideological struggle and win the 2024 General Election. Puan added that in the last National Working Meeting an evaluation was also carried out on all strategies, programs, and consolidation of the Party after the 5th Congress of the year. 2019.
“I ask that all PDI-P cadres in North Sumatra Province and North Tapanuli Regency to really study the recommendations presented at our National Working Meeting some time ago,” he said.
One of the recommendations from the National Working Meeting yesterday was related to the 2024 presidential and vice presidential candidates. The PDIP National Working Meeting II emphasized that the determination of the pair of presidential and vice presidential candidates to be carried by PDIP in the 2024 Election must be based on the decisions of the Party’s Fifth Congress, the Party’s Articles of Association, and the Party’s democratic traditions. is the prerogative of the PDIP chairman.
“Ready to carry out the Party’s orders!!? Ready to go straight!!? So we leave it to Mrs. Megawati about the presidential candidate, we uphold the decision of the general chairman, that we will have a presidential candidate who has done and bleeds for the PDI-P,” said Puan.
“Don’t be fooled, this is high electability, this is low electability. God willing, the PDI-P will have a presidential candidate who wins the 2024 presidential election,” continued the former Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture.
Puan also reiterated that there is no prohibition against women becoming president. He reminded that the constitution does not state that the president must be male or female.
“There are Indonesian citizens who are nominated by political parties or a combination of political parties. In the past we had a female president, a female coordinating minister, now a female DPR chairperson,” said Puan.
For this reason, Puan encourages female cadres to continue to be active. He also asked PDIP cadres to come down to greet the people. In addition, Puan reminded cadres to warm up the party machine because the 2024 election stage has already begun.
“With a busy schedule like this and about a year and a half left, we can’t help it, we have to be solid, solid, solid, solid, and solid. And we must always work together in the struggle of the party,” he said.
After leaving the PDIP Tapanuli Raya DPC Office, Puan then greeted the community at the UMKM Gallery, Sopo Partungkoan Building, Tarutung District. At this location, Puan shopped for several MSME products such as ulos cloth. He also had a dialogue with several MSME actors.
Puan’s presence was welcomed by a group of volunteers who called themselves Lampu (Volunteer Puan). The volunteers kept shouting ‘Madam President’.
The masses who were present greeted Ms. Puan with the Tortor dance. Puan was also sprinkled with rice and prayed for to become president.
Puan’s arrival in Tapanuli Raya (North Tapanuli, Toba Samosir, and Humbang Hasundutan) itself did get a warm welcome from the community. While planting tree seedlings in Muara District, North Tapanuli, Puan was greeted by a volunteer group called PUMA (Puan Maharani).
PUMA volunteers and local residents support Puan to continue the work of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi). Support for Puan also echoed when sowing fish seeds in Lake Toba.
When greeting the community while planting chilies in Humbang Hasundutan, Puan again received the support of the residents to become president. As stated by a resident named Landria Aritonang.
“We, the people of Humbang Hasundutan, thank our namboru. We support Ms. Puan to run as a presidential candidate in the 2024 General Election,” said Landria.***