Pramono Invites Anies to Watch Persija at JIS: Grass Problem Has Been Resolved

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has invited former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to watch a Persija match at Jakarta International Stadium (JIS).

JIS is known to have been built and inaugurated during Anies’s tenure.

The invitation was extended by Pramono during his remarks at the inauguration of Toto Tentrem Hospital in Tebet, South Jakarta, on Monday (24/8). Anies was also in attendance at the event.

“Including Mas Anies, I invite you to watch Persija together later. The grass is no longer two months away — it will be finished in one week,” Pramono said.

Pramono said a number of concerts that were previously not permitted to be held at JIS due to concerns about damaging the stadium pitch have now been given approval. According to him, there are no longer any problems regarding the grass at the stadium.

“In fact, in the coming months, several concerts that I previously did not allow I am now permitting because I want to test the case — whether the grass that was a problem at that time can truly be resolved. Now, alhamdulillah, it has been resolved,” he said.

Pramono said JIS is now also connected to Ancol. Members of the public heading to JIS can also park at Ancol.

Pramono said Anies’s legacy can now be fully utilised.

“In fact, the venue is now connected to Ancol. Now, if you want to watch a match, you no longer need to park at JIS — you can park at Ancol, Rp5,000 for a car as well. Then the KRL also now stops beneath JIS. So what became Mas Anies’s legacy regarding JIS can truly be enjoyed now,” he said.