KANIGARAN - Wakil Wali (Wawali) Kota Probolinggo, Mochammad Soufis Subri mengukuhkan pengurus Forum Kerukunan Umat Beragama (FKUB) Kota Probolinggo periode 2020-2025 di Aula Gereja Paroki Maria Bunda Karmel (MBK), Sabtu (18/7).
Ali Muhtar didapuk menjadi Ketua FKUB yang baru menggantikan, Abdul Halim, diperiode sebelumnya.
"Selamat atas terpilihnya jajaran pengurus yang sudah dikukuhkan. Saya berharap saudara-saudara sekalian yang hari ini dikukuhkan, menjaga kinerja dan amanah dengan sebaik-baiknya, sehingga membawa Kota Probolinggo menjadi lebih baik lagi dari sebelumnya," kata wawali memulai sambutannya.
Wawali Subri berharap keberadaan FKUB sebagai lembaga yang mampu meredam, menjembatani segala problematika yang terjadi di wilayah Kota Probolinggo demi untuk merajut persatuan.
Ketua FKUB Kota Probolinggo Ali Muhtar, ditemui usai acara mengatakan, keberadaan FKUB dibentuk berdasarkan Peraturan Bersama Menyeri Agama dan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 8 dan 9 Tahun 2009 yang mempunyai tugas menjadi fasilitator dalam pelaksanaan dialog pemuka agama dan tokoh masyarakat. Sekaligus menampung aspirasi masyarakat dan menyalurkan aspirasi dalam bentuk rekomendasi sebagai bahan kebijakan kepala daerah.
Selain itu, lanjutnya, FKUB juga memiliki tanggungjawab melakukan sosialisasi peraturan perundangan dan kebijakan di bidang keagamaan yang berkaitan dengan kerukunan umat beragama, serta pemberdayaan masyarakat dan memberikan rekomendasi tertulis atas permohonan pendirian rumah ibadah.
Usai seremonial pengukuhan, pengurus langsung menggelar Rapat Kerja (raker) Daerah FKUB Tahun 2020 yang membahas program dan kegiatan. FKUB juga bersinergi dengan Pemkot dan TNI-POLRI, dalam rangka ikut menjaga iklim sosial dan politik yang kondusif.
“Kami berkiprah menjadi mitra dengan Pemda (Pemkot Probolinggo, red), dalam pemantapan dan peningkatan toleransi serta kerukunan antar umat beragama di wilayah Kota Probolinggo,” tandasnya.
Adapun pengurus FKUB Kota Probolinggo Periode 2020-2025 berasal dari berbagai tokoh agama, pimpinan ormas keagamaan dan majelis agama di antaranya, Majelis Ulama Indonesia, Persekutuan Gereja, Perwakilan Umat Buddha Parisada Hindu Dharma, dan Majelis Tinggi Agama Khonghucu.
Pengukuhan Pengurus FKUB Periode 2020-2025 turut dihadiri oleh Kepala Kantor Kemenag, Kepala Bakesbangpol, Asisten Administrasi Pemerintahan, Kabag Kesra, dan unsur Forkopimda.(Sonea)
Probolinggo Vice Mayor, Mochammad Soufis Subri, officially inaugurated the caretakers of Probolinggo City Interfaith Communication Forum (FKUB) for the 2020-2025 period at the Maria Bunda Karmel Parish Church Hall (MBK), on Saturday (18/7).
Ali Muhtar was named the new FKUB chairman, replacing Abdul Halim. "Congratulations to the caretakers inaugurated. I hope all of you to keep your performance and trust as well as possible, so as to bring the Probolinggo city to be even better than before," said the vice mayor starting his speech.
Subri hopes that FKUB will exist as an institution that is able to reduce and be a connection to all the problems that occur in the city.
Chairman of FKUB Probolinggo City Ali Muhtar, met after the event, said that the existence of FKUB was formed based on the Joint Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs and Religious Affairs Number 8 and 9 of 2009 which has the task of being a facilitator in the implementation of dialogue between religious leaders and community leaders, as well as accommodating people's aspirations and collecting aspirations in the form of recommendations as material for regional head policies.
In addition, he continued, FKUB also has the responsibility of disseminating laws and policies in the religious sector related to religious harmony, as well as community empowerment and providing written recommendations for applications for the establishment of places of worship.
After the inauguration ceremony, the management immediately held an FKUB Regional Work Meeting (Raker) in 2020 which discussed programs and activities. FKUB also has a synergy with the city administration and TNI-POLRI, in order to participate in maintaining a conducive social and political climate.
"We are partners with the local government (Pemkot Probolinggo, red), in strengthening and increasing tolerance and harmony between religious communities in Probolinggo city," he said.
The administrators of the Probolinggo City FKUB for the 2020-2025 periods are from various religious figures, leaders of religious organizations, and religious assemblies including the Indonesian Ulema Council, Church Fellowships, Representatives of the Parisada Hindu Dharma Buddhist Community, and the Confucian Religious Council.
The inauguration of the FKUB Management for the 2020-2025 Period was also attended by the Head of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Office, the Head of Bakesbangpol, Assistant for Government Administration, Head of Social Welfare Department, and Forkopimda elements. (alfien_tr)