Jakarta. Sholeh, the owner of a meatball soup shop in the Magelang district of Bandongan, said he did not expect to see President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto.

Jokowi and Prabowo recently made headlines for having lunch at Sholeh’s meatball soup shop. They were in Magelang for the inauguration ceremony of a new military academy facility.

“Praise be to God, my shop received two guests that I would never expect, namely Mr. President Jokowi and Mr. Prabowo,” Sholeh said.

Sholeh said both Jokowi and Prabowo really enjoyed their meals. He also admitted that at first, he doubted if he could serve hundreds of portions. Aside from Jokowi and Prabowo, Sholeh also had to make 400 portions to be given for free to the people. 

“The presidential security came to me a day before their lunch and asked if I could serve the state guests. Then I asked myself ‘Can I do it?’. I had doubts at first, but I had to be optimistic. And now everything goes well,” Sholeh said.

Sholeh also talked about how his family members were happy to be able to take pictures with Jokowi and Prabowo. His child even got Jokowi's signature. 

“We also got to shake hands with Mr. Prabowo. There are even photos,” Sholeh said.

“I found him [Mr. Prabowo] very friendly. I can’t put it into words, but it’s nice to see him have lunch here. .. [Mr. Prabowo] even wished me good luck,” Sholeh said.

Sholeh added: “I wish Mr. Jokowi and Mr. Prabowo good health. Hopefully, they can lead this country so everyone can remain united in unity in diversity.”

Aside from Jokowi and Prabowo, there were also celebrities and social media influencers such as Raffi Ahmad, Nagita Slavina, Atta Halilintar, Ria Ricis, Lula Lahfah, Rachel Vennya, Salim Nauderer, Tara Budiman, Christian Bong, Celine Evangelista, and Aan Story.