JAKARTA | ACEH INFO – Pj Governor of Aceh, H Safrizal ZA, explained Aceh’s readiness to organize the XXI Aceh-North Sumatra National Sports Week (PON).
The presentation was made at a limited meeting chaired by the Minister of Home Affairs, in Jakarta, Friday 30 August 2024.
Participating in the meeting was the PB PON Aceh committee who followed it virtually from Banda Aceh and the PB PON North Sumatra committee.
“We believe that the implementation of PON will be successful, starting from organizing, administrative success, economic success and of course achievement success,” said Safrizal.
Safrizal said starting a few days ago, athletes have started arriving from all over Indonesia. Some sports have also begun to be competed.
Meanwhile, the main venue, Harapan Bangsa Stadium in Lhong Raya Banda Aceh, has been fully completed. The main venue of this soccer field will later be used as the opening location of PON on September 9.
Meeting with the Minister of Home Affairs, Pj Governor of Aceh Exposes Readiness for PON XXI
“Today is the construction of the stage structure for the opening ceremony. Perfect (stadium construction) if this,” said Safrizal.
Safrizal explained that several other venues such as weightlifting, fencing and tennis which are located in the stadium complex have also been completed, only the installation of competing equipment.
In general, Safrizal explained that the construction of PON arenas in Aceh has been completed and is ready to be used during the match. Only some of the construction of supporting facilities is being accelerated.
For Aceh, the match locations are spread across 10 districts / cities. There are 33 sports that will be competed. PON XXI will be opened directly by President Joko Widodo on September 9 next month.
Meanwhile, Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian said that the Ministry of Home Affairs was ordered by the President to fully support the successful implementation of PON, especially in the framework of the involvement of local governments and district / city governments.
“We have given a circular to all other provinces in terms of budget support for accommodation costs for athletes and officials of regional participants,” said Tito.
Tito also requested that the Aceh government ensure the readiness of hospitals from provincial to district levels to handle all forms of emergency.
He also requested that the local government write to the Ministry of Transportation to increase the intensity of flights to Aceh from before to after the PON.
Don’t Worry, Bank Aceh Facilitates Cash Withdrawal of All ATM Cards During PON!
Bank Aceh is here to facilitate financial transactions not only for its customers but also for customers of other banks, especially at the XXI Aceh North Sumatra PON 2024 event. Now, contingents from all over Indonesia don’t have to worry about running out of cash.
Riza Syahputra, Head of Corporate Communications, explained that as a form of support, Bank Aceh provides 24-hour cash withdrawal facilities through an extensive ATM network. “There are more than 410 ATM machines and Cash Recycle Machine (CRM) spread throughout Bank Aceh branches, ready to serve cash withdrawal transactions for all types of ATM cards with the ATM Bersama / Prima logo,” said Riza.
Riza added that all Bank Aceh ATMs and CRMs have been equipped to process cash withdrawal transactions from all types of ATM cards with the ATM Bersama/Prima logo. Thus, customers from various banks can easily access cash anytime and anywhere.
In order to support the smooth implementation of the National Sports Week (PON), Bank Aceh ensures that all customers can easily make cash withdrawals at all Bank Aceh ATM networks.
With a wide ATM network spread across all branches, Bank Aceh ensures convenience for all customers in making financial transactions. No need to worry about running out of cash while in Aceh, because Bank Aceh is ready to serve you 24 hours.
Bustami-Tu Sop Bring the Mission of ‘Aceh’s New Hope’ in the 2024 Pilkada
The candidate pair for Governor and Deputy Governor of Aceh, Bustami Hamzah-Teungku Muhammad Yusuf or Tu Sop, officially registered with the Aceh KIP, Thursday afternoon, August 29, 2024.
Thousands of sympathizers and supporters first held a convoy around Banda Aceh before registering. The masses also gathered next to Ratu Safiatuddin Park and held political speeches in turns.
A number of political parties supporting Bustami-Tu Sop in the upcoming Aceh gubernatorial election in November called themselves the New Hope Coalition.
The name of the coalition was agreed upon at a meeting of the heads of political parties supporting Bustami Hamzah – Tu Sop at Bustami’s residence on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, evening, a day before registration with the Aceh Independent Commission (KIP) as the election organizer.
The submission of the files was received directly by the Head of the Aceh KIP Saiful Bismi and witnessed by the Aceh KIP Commissioner.
In his remarks, Bustami said that his goal of advancing as a candidate for governor of Aceh was the right step after considering it long in advance.
“I want to take Aceh in a more advanced direction in the current digital era, together shoulder to shoulder and working hard for a better Aceh,” said the man who is familiarly called Om Bus.
Bustami Hamzah and Tusop firmly stated that they are ready to fight in the 2024 Aceh Pilkada, and hope that this election will run smoothly, fairly, and professionally.
Meanwhile, the Head of the Aceh NasDem DPW, Irsan Sosiawan, said that he fully supports and is ready to work hard to achieve victory and win the most votes.
“We are optimistic that the Bustami – Tu Sop pair will win for Harapan Baru Aceh in the future,” he concluded.