Tinjau Pasar Cipahit, Presiden Jokowi Cek Harga Sembako dan Bagi BLT
President Jokowi Checks Food Prices and Distributes BLT
Editor : M. Achsan Atjo
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Bandung, Jabar [B2B] - Presiden Joko Widodo mengunjungi Pasar Cihapit, Kota Bandung. Di sana, Kepala Negara meninjau langsung harga sejumlah komoditas pangan yang dijual.
Rizal, salah seorang pedagang bawang di Pasar Cihapit mengatakan bahwa Kepala Negara sempat bertanya terkait harga bawang saat ini. Rizal menyebut bahwa harga bawang saat ini sedang mengalami kenaikan di kisaran Rp45 ribu hingga Rp50 ribu per kilogram.
"Tadi [Presiden] nanyain harga bawang sekarang berapa? Sekarang agak naik lagi harganya, kan biasanya di angka Rp30 ribu sekarang naik hampir Rp50 [ribu], Rp45 [ribu]," ujar Rizal menceritakan pengalamannya saat bertemu dengan Presiden Jokowi.
Mengetahui harga bawang yang sedang naik, Presiden Jokowi memberikan tanggapan dan harapan agar harga bawang kembali normal secepatnya.
"Baik, mudah-mudahan normal lagi harganya ke depannya," tutur Rizal menirukan ucapan Presiden Jokowi.
Dalam kesempatan tersebut, Presiden Jokowi juga memberikan sejumlah bantuan sosial kepada para pedagang di Pasar Cihapit. Mulyana, seorang pedagang es di Pasar Cihapit, mengaku sangat berterima kasih atas bantuan tersebut.
"Ada pembagian [modal] buat pedagang, alhamdulillah ada berkahnya ke sini, jadi kebagian ini [bantuan] untuk modal," ucap Mulyana.
Tidak hanya para pedagang, sejumlah masyarakat yang sedang berada di Pasar Cihapit juga mendapatkan kesempatan untuk bertemu langsung dengan Presiden Jokowi. Feriyani, salah seorang warga bahkan tidak menyangka bisa bertemu sekaligus berswafoto dengan Kepala Negara.
"Saya sangat excited ketemu Pak Jokowi. Rasanya kayak dapat lotre [bisa foto bersama Presiden Jokowi]. Semoga Pak Jokowi sehat dan tetap menjadi berkat untuk rakyat Indonesia," ujar Feriyani.
Senada, Nancy, warga asal Pekanbaru juga mengaku terkejut dengan kehadiran Presiden Jokowi. Ia pun menyampaikan terima kasih atas pembangunan infrastruktur yang telah dilakukan oleh pemerintahan Presiden Jokowi.
"Aduh luar biasa saya senang banget sampai debar-debar, belum pernah foto sama Bapak Presiden Jokowi, sukses selalu buat Bapak Presiden Jokowi," ucap Nancy.
"Sehat selalu Bapak Jokowi, kami terharu pembangunannya luar biasa, semenjak Bapak Jokowi semua lancar seluruh Indonesia. Pengalaman saya sering naik mobil ke Sumatra, saya asli Pekanbaru, semuanya lancar bagus jalanannya," lanjutnya.
Bandung, West Java [B2B] - President Joko Widodo visited Cihapit Market, Bandung City. There, the Head of State directly observed the prices of a number of food commodities being sold.
Rizal, an onion trader at Cihapit Market, said that the Head of State had asked about the current price of onions. Rizal said that the price of onions is currently increasing in the range of IDR 45,000 to IDR 50,000 per kilogram.
"Earlier [the President] asked how much the price of onions is now? Now the price has gone up a bit, it's usually Rp. 30,000, now it's almost Rp. 50 [thousand], Rp. 45 [thousand]," said Rizal recounting his experience when he met President Jokowi.
Knowing that the price of onions was rising, President Jokowi gave his response and hoped that the price of onions would return to normal as soon as possible.
"Okay, hopefully the price will return to normal in the future," said Rizal imitating President Jokowi's words.
On this occasion, President Jokowi also provided a number of social assistance to traders at the Cihapit Market. Mulyana, an ice seller at Cihapit Market, said he was very grateful for the assistance.
"There is a division of [capital] for traders, thank God there are blessings here, so this share [assistance] is for capital," said Mulyana.
Not only traders, a number of people who were at Cihapit Market also had the opportunity to meet President Jokowi in person. Feriyani, one of the residents, did not even expect to be able to meet and take a selfie with the Head of State.
"I am very excited to meet Pak Jokowi. It feels like winning a lottery [being able to take a photo with President Jokowi]. I hope Pak Jokowi is healthy and continues to be a blessing to the Indonesian people," said Feriyani.
In the same vein, Nancy, a resident from Pekanbaru, also admitted that she was surprised by President Jokowi's presence. He also expressed his gratitude for the infrastructure development that had been carried out by President Jokowi's government.
"Oh, it's amazing, I'm so happy that I'm excited, I've never taken a photo with Mr President Jokowi, always success for Mr President Jokowi," said Nancy.
"Always healthy Mr Jokowi, we are touched by the extraordinary development, since Mr Jokowi everything has been smooth throughout Indonesia. My experience is that I often drive a car to Sumatra, I am originally from Pekanbaru, everything is smooth and the roads are good," he continued.
