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'Sahabat Sandiaga Uno' invites Teman Ahok to join their group
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A mall visitor holds a T-shirt with the slogan "KTP Gue buat Ahok" (My identity card is for Ahok) at a Teman Ahok booth in Puri Indah Mall in West Jakarta. (Antara/Dodo Karundeng)
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ahabat Sandiaga Uno or Friends of Sandiaga Uno, a volunteer group of the Gerindra party's potential Jakarta gubernatorial candidate, Sandiaga Uno, has invited Teman Ahok to join the group after Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's decision to abandon his independent bid.
"If Teman Ahok wants to join us, we welcome them. We will be happy if they join us and help Sandiaga as a leader who has integrity to win," said SSU spokesman Anthony on Friday.
He said since the beginning Sandiaga was a consistent figure, who was committed to run with political party support.
Ahok on Wednesday announced that he would run on a political party ticket, although his Teman Ahok volunteer group had managed to collect 1 million identity card-backed signatures required for an independent candidate to run.
Teman Ahok’s Amalia Ayuningtyas said previously that the group supported Ahok’s decision.
Friends of Sandiaga Uno through its Sandi Uno Digital Volunteer (SOLDIER) program has used social media to promote Sandiaga for the capital’s governorship.
“On Friday, '#GerindraPilihSandiUnoDKI1' even became a trending topic on Twitter because of the SOLDIER program,” Anthony said.
"People need to know that long before Ahok became governor, Sandiaga had done a lot of things in entrepreneurship, motivation, and the youth development field," Anthony said, adding that the group had 200,000 volunteers across Jakarta. (bbn)
