With a trembling voice, Anies paid his last tribute to the Jakarta Regional Secretary Saefullah

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan and his ranks in the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government paid their final tribute to the passing of DKI Jakarta Regional Secretary Saefullah.

Saefullah’s final tribute was held at DKI Jakarta City Hall by presenting an ambulance carrying Saefullah’s coffin.

With a shaking voice, Anies then spoke and recalled the figure of Saeful, who died at the age of 56.

Anies said, Saefullah is a good person and a hard worker and always puts his duties first.

“Saefullah is a good person, a hard worker, who always prioritizes completing all tasks assigned to him. This afternoon, I, along with the DKI Jakarta Provincial DPRD President, Vice President, Lieutenant Governor and all ranks of the extended family of the provincial government, we feel a deep loss. “, Anies said in a shaky voice, quoted from Kompas TV, Wednesday (9/16/2020).

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He said that on Monday (7/9/2020), Saefullah was still attending the plenary meeting in the DKI DPRD building even though it was in poor condition.

Then, in the middle of the meeting, Saefullah sent a text message asking Anies for permission.

“Mr Saefullah sent a text message, ‘Pak Gub, I ask permission to fire me because I don’t feel well,'” he said.

As is known, Saefullah was pronounced dead on Wednesday (9/16/2020) this afternoon.

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Saefullah died at 12:55 pm WIB at Gatot Soebroto Army Central Hospital (RSPAD).

Saefullah was previously exposed to Covid-19. At the time, Anies said that Saefullah was a symptom-free person (OTG).

“We hope for a speedy recovery like this. But (the DKI Regional Secretary) has no symptoms,” Anies said.