Prabowo Promises Four Interactive Screens for NU Schools

President Prabowo Subianto has apologised to Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) because some schools and pesantren under the organisation have not yet received interactive screens. He assured that all NU classrooms will receive the facility.

“I would like to apologise to Nahdlatul Ulama. I apologise. Because I have just learned that interactive screens, panels, many schools and pesantren of Nahdlatul Ulama have not received them. This is an administrative oversight,” he said while attending and opening the 35th NU Congress in Jombang, East Java, on Thursday (27/8).

Prabowo explained that the issue was not the fault of the Education Minister because schools under NU fall within the management scope of the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

“The Education Minister is not at fault, because the Directorate General of Primary and Secondary Education manages state schools. Schools under NU are managed by the Minister of Religious Affairs, correct. There is no problem,” he explained.

Although the distribution of the facility was delayed, Prabowo assured that NU schools will still receive it. In fact, the number given to NU schools this year will reach four interactive screens for each classroom.

“Although late, all classrooms of NU schools will receive interactive screens, the same as all state schools. Last year all state schools received one screen per classroom. This year all state schools will receive an additional three. But NU will soon receive four directly. So my debt to NU has been somewhat fulfilled,” he explained.

Prabowo previously described the issue as an administrative oversight. He then assured that the policy would be followed up immediately so that NU schools and pesantren do not lag behind in obtaining learning facilities.