NU members told to use conscience

NU members told to use conscience

JAKARTA: Abdullah Abbas, an influential leader in Nahdlatul
Ulama (NU), has called on the some 40 million NU members to use
their conscience when voting in the July 5 presidential election,
his son Ayib Abbas said here on Sunday.

Ayib quoted his father as saying members of the country's
largest Muslim organization should not necessarily be influenced
by the National Awakening Party (PKB)'s decision to support
Wiranto and his running mate Solahuddin Wahid. The PKB is
associated with the NU.

Abdullah also asked NU members to pray before going to the
poll booths on July 5 in order to receive God's direction to vote
for a leader who is credible and will be able to lead the nation
out of crisis, Ayib said. -- Antara