PORTALJABAR, BANDUNG CITY - Acting Governor of West Java Bey Machmudin together with heads of regional apparatus and members of the West Java DPRD listened to the state address of the President of the Republic of Indonesia in the context of the 79th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia, at the West Java DPRD Building, Friday (16/8/2024).

The President's speech was part of the MPR Annual Session and the DPR/DPD RI Joint Session which was taking place at the Nusantara 1 Building, MPR/DPR/DPD RI office complex, Senayan, Jakarta.

In his speech, President Joko Widodo expressed his gratitude to all Indonesian people who over the past 10 years have together crossed challenges and faced changes to become a great nation.

"Thanks to all the people of Indonesia, we as a great nation can reach this point," he said.

Jokowi revealed that during his 10-year term, Indonesia has built a new foundation and civilization with Indonesia-centric development. To date, 366,000 kilometers of village roads, 1.9 million meters of village bridges, 2,700 kilometers of new toll roads and 6,000 kilometers of national roads have been built.

Then 50 new ports and airports, 43 new dams, and 1.1 million hectares of new irrigation networks. "So that we can reduce logistics costs from 24 percent to 14 percent. We can also increase competitiveness from 44th to 27th in 2024," said Jokowi.

The President also conveyed five proud economic achievements during his administration. The State Address at the MPR Annual Session was Jokowi's last as President.

"To the President-elect, Mr. Prabowo, next year you will be the one delivering this state address," said Jokowi.

At the end of his speech, Jokowi apologized during his leadership with Vice President Ma'ruf Amin if there were any hopes of the people that could not be realized.

"We apologize, this is the best we can do for the Indonesian nation and state," he said.