Jelang Akhir Masa Jabatan, SBY Pamit pada Pegawai Istana
Indonesia`s Outgoing President Bids Farewell to State Palace Staff
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Menjelang akhir masa jabatannya, Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) dan Ibu Negara Ani Yudhoyono menyampaikan salam perpisahan kepada seluruh pegawai Istana Presiden Jakarta usai sesi foto bersama yang berlangsung di serambi belakang Istana Merdeka.
"Saya beserta Ibu negara serta Mensesneg dan Seskab mengungkapkan terima kasih dan penghargaan atas kebersamaan dukungan dan bantuan saudara-saudara semua, tanpa kebersamaan dan bantuan saya tidak mungkin bisa melaksanakan tugas pemerintahan dengan baik," kata Presiden di halaman tengah Kompleks Istana Kepresidenan Jakarta, Kamis.
Presiden mengatakan kerja sama dan peran segenap pegawai Istana turut berperan dalam keberhasilan tugas Presiden.
"Semua penting apakah itu pejabat dan semua keluarga besar sekretariat negara, kabinet, presiden termasuk Paspampres, Patwal, dinas kebersihan, Sesmil, mestinya ada Stafsus, tim dokter dan juga wartawan," katanya.
Ia menambahkan," oleh karena itu saya dengan tulus menyampaikan terima kasih dan penghargaan setinggi-tingginya."
Dalam sesi foto yang dimulai sekitar pukul 08.00 WIB, diikuti oleh segenap karyawan sekretariat kepresidenan dari berbagai bidang, Pasukan Pengamanan Presiden (Paspampres), petugas kebersihan di lingkungan Istana, hingga wartawan yang sehari-hari bertugas di lingkungan Istana Presiden.
"Kalau 10 tahun barangkali saya dan Ibu Negara ada hal-hal yang saudara-saudara tidak berkenan saya dengan tulus mohon maaf. Tidak ada niat saya untuk membuat saudara tidak nyaman, semua itu semata-mata demi lembaga kepresidenan ini dan untuk pemerintahan," kata Presiden.
Dalam kesempatan itu, Kepala Negara tidak lupa berpesan agar kerja sama yang dijalankan selama ini juga dilakukan pada saat pemerintahan mendatang.
"Sampaikan salam sayang saya kepada keluarga yang ada di rumah dan handai taulan yang selama ini membantu," ujarnya.
"Saya mohon diri pada 20 Oktober mendatang. Semoga kalau kita bertemu di jalan bisa saling bertegur sapa," kata Presiden. (Ant)
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesia´s outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono bid farewell to all the employees of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta after serving as the president of Indonesia for a decade.
"Myself, the First Lady, the secretary of state, and the cabinet secretary would like to express our gratitude and appreciation for the support and assistance from every employee in the presidential palace. Without it, I could not carry out the governance task well," the president stated here on Thursday during a farewell photo session.
The president emphasized that the cooperation and role of every palace employee also contributed in helping him to successfully carry out the presidential duties.
"Everyone is important whether the officials and all members of the secretariat of state, the cabinet, the Palace's housekeeping staff including the Presidential Security Detail Paspampres, Special staff, and the team of doctors and journalists," Yudhoyono affirmed.
"Therefore, I sincerely express my deepest gratitude and appreciation," stated the president.
The photo session, which started at 8.00 a.m. local time, was attended by all the presidential secretariat employees from various fields, Presidential Security Detail officers (Paspampres), the palace's housekeeping staff, and journalists who served in the Presidential Palace on a daily basis.
"Please forgive me and the First Lady if the employees and staff experienced any unpleasant incident during my 10-year service as president," Yudhoyono remarked.
On that occasion, the head of state also reminded that such level of cooperation must also be extended for the next state's administration.
"Please convey my love and regards to the family and friends at home," Yudhoyono stated.
"Please excuse me from the presidential position on October 20. Hopefully, we will see each other again in the future," Yudhoyono noted.
Yudhoyono will be replaced by his successor President-elect Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, who won the presidential election held on July 9, 2014.
