Pontianak (ANTARA News) - The Nation Awakening Party (PKB) said it would throw its full support for the implementation of food self sufficiency program of president elect Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

"PKB will be loyal in the implementation of the program to achieve self sufficiency in food, rural development and self supporting industry under an effective and clean government," Deputy secretary general of the Islamic party Daniel Johan said.

Daniel said after the installation of the new president, the people would watch and waiting for a concrete implementation of the program by the new government.

Jokowi and vice president elect Jusuf Kalla would be installed on Monday to lead the country for the next five years.

PKB also says thanks to outgoing President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who had led the country over the past 10 years, he said.

Yudhoyono had given much to the country providing good foundation that would help Jokowi in bringing to reality his political visions, he said here on Sunday.

"The people have put high expectation on the new government. So high that Jokowi has to work with full concentration for the realization of his programs," the lawmaker said.

He said there are big challenges ahead, that mutual support from all political forces is important.

"Trisakti (self sufficiency in food, self supporting in economy and national integrity), could come to reality only through cooperation of all political force," he said.

Trisakti, a political campaign first voiced by the founder of the nation Soekanro, has inspired Jokowi and made it his ultimate political goal.

After the installation at the People Consultative Assembly , a military parade would welcome Jokowi at the state palace in Jakarta.

The installation of the popular leader would be marked with much fanfare. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take part in a peoples party organized by his sympathizers at the National Monument (Monas) square in the city center.
(Uu.H-ASG/F001)

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