Magelang – Sholeh, the owner of a street food meatball stall in the Bandongan District, Magelang, is 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 the stopping point for Jokowi and Prabowo to eat meatballs together after attending the inauguration of the Main House at the Military Academy (Akmil) Magelang.
“Today, on January 29, Alhamdulillah, my stall was visited by unexpected guests, the President, Mr. Jokowi, and Mr. Prabowo came to my stall in Bandongan,” said Sholeh with joy.
Sholeh is very grateful that the meal with both of them at his place went smoothly. According to him, Jokowi and Prabowo seemed to really enjoy his meatball dish with a side of fresh coconut water.
Previously, he admitted that he had doubts about his ability to prepare hundreds of orders of meatball dishes a day before Jokowi and Prabowo’s visit. In addition to preparing meatball dishes for both, he also made 400 portions to be distributed for free to the residents.
“The day before, the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) from the center came to me and asked for permission for the state guests,” explained Sholeh.
“I asked myself if I could prepare it. Actually, I was hesitant, but I had to be optimistic and strong. It turns out that everything can run smoothly,” he continued.
Sholeh also told that his family was very happy to be able to take photos together with Jokowi and Prabowo. Moreover, he and his elementary school student son were very happy to have the opportunity to shake hands directly with Prabowo.
“I also got to shake hands with Mr. Prabowo. Here’s the photo. Alhamdulillah, it was very unexpected,” said Sholeh.
He regards Prabowo, whom he met directly for the first time, as very kind and friendly. “From my personal experience, he is good. It can’t be expressed in words. He even ate my meatballs himself,” he explained.
Sholeh revealed that during the handshake moment, Prabowo wished him success in his meatball business that he has been developing until today. “He said ‘always be successful’ (from Prabowo),” said Sholeh.
He also prayed that Prabowo could lead the country so that all parties would remain united.
“Mr. Prabowo, be healthy and (hopefully) be able to lead this country to remain united in unity in diversity,” he said.
At the location, not only were Jokowi and Prabowo present, but also a number of actors and social media 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 appeared in coordinating white shirts. (SENOPATI)
