Magelang – Sholeh, the owner of a street food meatball stall in Bandongan District, Magelang, was filled with happiness. His stall was visited by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on Monday (29/1) afternoon.
His street food stall became a stopping place for Jokowi and Prabowo to eat meatballs together after attending the inauguration of Graha Utama at the Military Academy (Akmil) in Magelang.
“Today, on January 29th, Thank God, my stall was visited by unexpected guests, RI 1 Mr. Jokowi and Mr. Prabowo can come to my stall in Bandongan,” Sholeh said happily.
Sholeh was very grateful that the meal with both of them went smoothly. According to him, Jokowi and Prabowo seemed to really enjoy his special meatball with the addition of fresh coconut water.
Previously, he admitted that he had doubts about being able to prepare hundreds of orders of special meatballs a day before Jokowi and Prabowo’s visit. In addition to preparing the meatball dishes for both of them, he also made 400 portions to be distributed for free to the residents.
“The day before, the President’s Security Detail (Paspampres) came directly to me and asked for permission for a state visit,” Sholeh explained.
“I asked myself, can I prepare it or not? Actually, I was doubtful, but I was optimistic that I had to and I could do it. It turns out that everything can go smoothly now,” he continued.
Sholeh also shared that his family was very happy to take a photo with Jokowi and Prabowo. Moreover, he and his elementary school-aged son were very happy to have the opportunity to shake hands directly with Prabowo.
“We can even shake hands with Mr. Prabowo. Here’s the photo. Thank God, it was unexpected,” said Sholeh.
He judged Prabowo, whom he met for the first time in person, to be very kind and friendly. “From a personal perspective, he’s good. It can’t be expressed in words. He can even eat my meatball,” he explained.
Sholeh revealed that during the handshake moment, Prabowo expressed his wishes for the success of his meatball business. “There was a wish for always success (from Prabowo),” Sholeh said.
He also prayed for Prabowo to lead the country to ensure that all parties remain united.
“Mr. Prabowo, always be healthy and (hopefully) can lead this country to remain one in diversity,” he expressed.
At the location, not only Jokowi and Prabowo were present, but also several artists and influencers such as Raffi Ahmad, Nagita Slavina, Atta Halilintar, Ria Ricis, Lula Lahfah, Rachel Vennya, Salim Nauderer, Tara Budiman, Christian Bong, Celine Evangelista, and Aan Story. They all were seen wearing plain white shirts. (SENOPATI)
