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Jokowi departs for Central Java to attend Maulid Nabi

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo departed on Sunday for a two-day work visit to Central Java. The President and his entourage departed for the province on board the Indonesia-1 presidential airplane from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta at around 8:30 a.m.

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
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Sun, January 8, 2017 Published on Jan. 8, 2017 Published on 2017-01-08T10:26:16+07:00

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All set -- President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (right) salutes before embarking on a two-day work visit to Central Java on the Indonesia-1 presidential airplane on Jan. 8. The President will celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, or Maulid Nabi, in Pekalongan. All set -- President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (right) salutes before embarking on a two-day work visit to Central Java on the Indonesia-1 presidential airplane on Jan. 8. The President will celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, or Maulid Nabi, in Pekalongan. (Courtesy of the Presidential Office/Laily Rachev)

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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo departed on Sunday for a two-day work visit to Central Java. The President and his entourage departed for the province on board the Indonesia-1 presidential airplane from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta at around 8:30 a.m., the Presidential Office said in a press statement on Sunday.

As soon as they arrive in Semarang, President Jokowi will straightaway depart for Pekalongan City via a Super Puma helicopter belonging to the Indonesian Air Force. In Pekalongan, the President is scheduled to attend the celebration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, or Maulid Nabi, together with local Islamic leader Habib M. Lutfi Bin Yahya at Kanzus Sholawat Building.

President Jokowi is also scheduled to hand over a number of social assistance programs, such as the Hope Family Program (PKH) and complimentary feeding program, to its beneficiaries in Pekalongan.

Closing his visit in Pekalongan on Sunday, President Jokowi will depart for the Nusantara Fishery Port in North Pekalongan district, where he will witness the extending of fishing boats to local fishermen.

On the second day of his visit, the President and his entourage will attend several events in Pekalongan and Batang regencies. 

(Read also: Jokowi praised for Minahasa visit)

Health Minister Nila Moeloek and several presidential officials are accompanying President Jokowi in the visit, including Presidential Secretariat head Darmansjah Djumala, Presidential Military Secretary Air Vice Marshal Trisno Hendradi, Presidential Security Force commander Maj. Gen. Bambang Suswantono, Presidential special staff member Ari Dwipayana and Presidential Secretariat Protocol Bureau head Ari Setiawan. (ebf)

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