This was conveyed directly by Ahmad Latupono as the General Chair of PB HMI in his press statement on 16/8/2021 in Jakarta.
Ahmad Latupono (red,-anyong) in his statement said that the momentum to commemorate the 76th Indonesian Independence Day is a momentum to give a form of appreciation to those who have struggled to handle and control the spread of the Corona Virus in the country.
"The commemoration of the 76th Indonesian Independence Day is a momentum for all of us as children of the nation to give appreciation to those who continue to fight against and deal with the pandemic in the country, both for those who have died and those who are still fighting against the pandemic, and they should be given the title. as a health hero. Latupono said in his statement.
In addition, Latupono also appreciates vaccinations which are still being promoted by the government to increase herd immunity.
"The vaccinations that have been promoted by the government so far need to be appreciated, because the vaccine is one way for us to protect ourselves so that we have resistance to the Covid-19 virus attack," Latupono continued.
According to Anyong, "Overcoming Covid-19 is a shared business, not just the government's business. All levels of society are asked to support the government's efforts so that the pandemic ends soon," he said.
The General Chairperson of PB HMI MPO also invited all elements of society not to be provoked by issues that are not clear and misleading.
"I also take this opportunity to invite all elements of society not to be provoked by issues that are not clear and misleading, especially those who deliberately divide each other, let's join hands to build our nation as we want together," he said.
Latupono is also optimistic that the government will restore the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indonesian economy at this time we know is still not doing well, but on the other hand, I am sure and optimistic that the government is able to restore the economy of this nation.
On the same occasion, Head of the West Java MPO HMI Coordinating Board (Badko Jabagbar) Dede Holidin appreciated Joko Widodo's performance in the second period, Joko Widodo and Ma'aruf Amin. This performance appreciation can be seen from the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery. According to him, a number of these advances are thanks to the hard work and optimism of the leaders (Joko Widodo), and all components of the nation.
"Under the leadership of President Jokowi, development is felt throughout from the west to the east, there has been a lot of progress and has managed to handle the COVID-19 pandemic well, even though we know that COVID-19 is not yet 100% complete," he said.
Dede Holidin continued, equitable development showed good performance during the Joko Widodo administration, there were no more provinces with a low level of human development index, connectivity between regions was open and felt the benefits.
"Acceleration of infrastructure development that is focused on connectivity that has connected the market with central and people's production, ranging from agriculture, plantations, to micro-enterprises," he added.
The HMI MPO activity also invites the public to be optimistic and confident that the president is able to handle the COVID-19 pandemic.
"All nations and/or components of society are optimistic that Joko Widodo's government is able to handle the COVID-19 pandemic, especially since we know that the government is currently intensifying vaccinations, which needs appreciation from the government today," he said.
