To Hajj Pilgrims, Governor Requested Pray for New Jakarta
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Trias Risangayu
For hajj pilgrims, I'm requesting a pray for our city and country, where we could realize New Jakarta as modern, order and humane city
From 450 hajj pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Jakarta Governor, Basuki “Ahok” T Purnama requested a pray for him to realize the New Jakarta.
“For hajj pilgrims, I'm requesting a pray for our city and country, where we could realize New Jakarta as modern, order and humane city,” he said, when he accompanied Religious Minister, Lukman Hakim Saifudin, to release first batch hajj in Pondok Gede Asrama Haji Complex, East Jakarta, Friday (8/21).
City to Depart 40 Hajj Officers This YearAhok warned the pilgrims to maintain health in Mecca.
A short message also came out from Lukman Hakim Saifuddin. He wants the hajj pilgrims to maintain Indonesia image well. This is because Indonesian pilgrims has long been recognized as the best of worshipers in the world.
As many as 450 out of 4,458 are hajj pilgrims from Jakarta.
