Nusantara( WNAM MONITORING): A helicopter carrying President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his entourage arrived at the helipad of Indonesia’s new capital city Nusantara, East Kalimantan, at around 05.50 p.m. local time on Sunday.
The president was greeted by acting head of the Nusantara Capital City Authority (OIKN) and Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Minister Basuki Hadimuljono, and several local senior police and military officers.
From the helipad, President Jokowi headed to the Nusantara State Palace by car.
As confirmed earlier by Minister Basuki Hadimuljono, Jokowi will hold the Onward Indonesia Cabinet meeting at the Garuda Palace on Monday (Aug 12).
To this end, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin had arrived in the new capital city on Sunday afternoon while in the evening, he has been scheduled to join a gala dinner with the president and several ministers at Nusantara’s Ceremonial Plaza, National Axis area, according to a statement from the Vice Presidential Secretariat.
After participating in the cabinet meeting on Monday, VP Amin is scheduled to launch the groundbreaking of the construction project of the Vice Presidential Palace at around 11 a.m. local time.
Meanwhile, Hadimuljono said earlier that President Jokowi will stay in the new capital until August 13 and return to Jakarta on August 14.
During his stay in Nusantara, the head of state is scheduled to launch the groundbreaking of five projects, including the Bank BCA office, Indogrosir, and Swiss-Belhotel, he said.
