General Chairman of PBNU Yahya Cholil Staquf alias Gus Yahya reminded NU cadres, especially administrators PBNU not get involved or stay away from practical politics ahead of Presidential Election 2024.
His party did not hesitate to give strict sanctions with a written warning first and then if there are administrators who violate the rules.
“Immediately we issued a written warning letter for stage one, repeated for stage two written letters, repeated again frozen. Anyway, you can’t,” Yahya said during a visit to the Kediri Regency PCNU Office, Sunday (6/3) night.
PBNU once summoned the heads of PCNU Banyuwangi and Sidoarjo districts, who were suspected of being involved in practical politics to support presidential candidates.
The chairman of PCNU Banyuwangi was summoned after PBNU received a report on the political agenda of the 2024 Presidential Election which allegedly involved the Banyuwangi PCNU. There was even an activity held at the PCNU Banyuwangi office on Wednesday (19/1) by inviting one of the presidential candidates.
Meanwhile, to summon PCNU Sidoarjo from activity reports initiated by the DPC PKB Sidoarjo and involving all MWCNU throughout Sidoarjo Regency.
For this reason, the Chairs of PCNU Banyuwangi and Sidoarjo were asked to immediately provide written and complete reports for the next two PCNU Chairs were asked to submit directly to the General Chairperson of PBNU Yahya Cholil Staquf at the PBNU office.
In addition to socializing his firm stance not to get involved in practical politics, Kiai Yahya also socialized the program after the NU Congress was over.
“Two months after the congress, PBNU has succeeded in obtaining a very significant work agenda, so that God willing the execution will keep us busy for the next five years,” he said.
He said the prepared program covers various things, for example the development of fishing villages that reach 90 points throughout Indonesia, then the use of social forests throughout Indonesia up to 5 thousand hectares and various other programs.
His party also said that PBNU has a program to print 10 thousand wirasantri. They are not only given training but are educated to become entrepreneurs.
The event was also attended by a number of PCNU administrators from around Kediri, namely the City of Kediri and other regions. The event took place under strict health protocols.
Also present were a number of other PBNU board members, including KH Anwar Iskandar who is also the caretaker of Pondok Pesantren Al Amin Ngasinan, Kediri City.
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