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Flowers for Ahok moved to Monas as number reaches more than 2,000

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Thu, April 27, 2017

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Flowers for Ahok moved to Monas as number reaches more than 2,000 Thousands of floral displays sent by Jakartans to express their support for Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama and his deputy Djarot Saiful Hidayat, are displayed in front of City Hall in Central Jakarta on April 26. (JP/Seto Wardhana)

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s the number of floral arrangements and displays sent to Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama and his deputy Djarot Saiful Hidayat had risen to more than 2,000 as of Thursday noon, the City Administration decided to relocate some of them to the National Monument (Monas) area in Central Jakarta.

The flowers have adorned all sides of City Hall and neighboring sidewalks since Tuesday.

“We’ll put them in Monas park,” said Bambang of Gambir district environmental agency on Thursday, adding that the agency had prepared eight trucks to move the flowers.

“[The trucks] have been back and forth three times, but there are still more [of the flowers] at City Hall,” he said as quoted by wartakota.tribunnews.com.

Apart from the floral displays, Jakartans still flocked to City Hall on Thursday to express their support for Ahok and Djarot before they leave office in October. The incumbent pair was defeated by Anies Baswedan and Sandiaga Uno in the April 19 runoff election. 

On Tuesday, Djarot thanked Jakartans and told them that the floral displays were more than enough.

“No need to send any more flowers. Just pray for us,” Djarot said.

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