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NU told to drive national leadership

NU Online  ·  Selasa, 24 Februari 2009 | 06:57 WIB

Jakarta, NU Online
Secretary general of the Alumni Council of the Nahdlatul Ulama Student Association Asrorun Ni'am Sholeh said here Monday (23/2) that NU should be such a machine capable of driving the process of succeeding the national leadership ahead of the 2009 election.

"It's time for NU to be such a driving locomotive of the national leadership succession in the 2009 election ahead," he said, adding that NU should now be able to play its important roles.<>

Ni'am explained that in the nation's history NU had big contributions in the process of both establishing and upholding the Republic of Indonesia.

"From the historical facts, NU has had big contributions to this republic from the past to the present. For that reason, why should NU stll be importantly capable of driving the national leadership succession," he said.

As the country's largest Muslim organization, Ni'am said, NU had huge  responsibility in addressing the ummah and the nation's problems.

Ni'am was of the opinion that in dealing with the problems, NU was expected to be brilliantly able to determine the nation's direction.

"That is part of NU responsibility to the ummah and the nation," Ni'am said.

AS for him, NU as part of Indonesia being considered as the world's most populous Muslim country NU could ideally play its important roles to the nation.

"Muslims constitute a majority in Indonesia. That is why NU and Muslims in general should have been a decisive actor in the country," the ex-chairman of IPNU said.

Asked about the appropriate figure to the nation, Niam argued the figure should be firm, brilliant, visionary and able to address the people's needs. (rif)