President Joko Widodo joked about the appearance of

September 22, 2018, 10.16 PM  | Reporter: Barratut Taqiyyah Rafie
President Joko Widodo joked about the appearance of

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JOKOWI - JAKARTA. President Joko Widodo joked about the appearance of "Elek Yo Band" which seemed ugly when shown on television. When the performance of Elek Yo Band aired on television, Jokowi had felt a stomach ache.

Elek Yo Band is a music group consisting of several Working Cabinet ministers. According to Jokowi, the ugly appearance of Elek Yo Band when performing live is not too visible. Jokowi mentioned the joke when addressing the 2018 Family Alumni Grand University of Gadjah Mada (Kagama).

"I watched Elek Yo Band's performance on television. It was bad. I got a stomach ache hearing it, "said Jokowi, greeted with laughter from thousands of participants at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) on Saturday (22/9), as quoted from Kompas.com.

Jokowi, who is a UGM alumnus, intends to sing one song to enliven this reunion event. However, because Elek Yo Band cannot arrange songs that will be sung, Jokowi refuses to sing.

Jokowi's statement made two personnel of Elek Yo Band, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi and Minister of State Secretary Pratikno who stood on the right side of the stage also laughed. They just sang the song "Pelangi di Matamu" by Jamrud's music group.

Jokowi advised Elek Yo Band personnel to continue practising so that their performance improved. Nevertheless, Jokowi understood the appearance of Elek Yo Band due to lack of practice because they are more busy working as ministers. "They never practice because their activities only work, "Jokowi said with a smile.

For information, other Elek Yo Band personnel are Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, Head of Triawan Munaf Creative Economy Agency and Minister of Manpower Hanif Dhakiri. There were also Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani, and Presidential Chief of Staff Teten Masduki. (Translator: Barratut Taqiyyah Rafie)

 

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