"Some at IKN, some here (Istana Jakarta). President leads (at IKN), Vice President leads (at Istana)," said Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta, Monday, June 10, 2024. Jokowi will be accompanied by the elected president Prabowo Subianto. Meanwhile, the elected vice president Gibran Rakabuming Raka will accompany Ma'ruf Amin for the ceremony at the Palace."

"Muhadjir ensures that the accommodation at IKN is ready to welcome guests and participants of the 79th anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia ceremony. According to him, the ceremony will also be held in a hybrid manner so that it can be witnessed by the public. 'There will be entertainment here and there will be entertainment at IKN, it's hybrid,' said Muhadjir."

"He mentioned the former presidents and vice presidents who attended the 79th anniversary ceremony of the Republic of Indonesia at IKN are still being discussed. Muhadjir stated that Jokowi has not decided whether the former presidents and vice presidents will attend the ceremony at IKN or the Jakarta Palace. 'That was still proposed earlier, earlier Mr. President recommended that it should be a priority, those figures should receive attention regarding whether it will be here or at IKN later,' said Muhadjir."

"Previously, Jokowi ensured that the 79th Indonesian Independence Day ceremony will be held at the National Palace. He mentioned that the ceremony preparations are almost final. 'The preparations for the 17th of August are almost final, there are no issues on the ground. Earlier, we checked one by one, from the location, venue, and the order of the ceremony, everything is fine,' said Jokowi on Wednesday, 5th June 2024. He targets the completion of the construction of the National Palace and the ceremony field in July 2024."

"So the development, around mid-July, here is already ready and will start preparing for August 17," he said. "(Already) 80 percent of the interior and exterior are all in progress. God willing, it will be finished in July," Jokowi continued. Jokowi is optimistic about being able to start working at IKN in July 2024. The reason is that clean water has not yet entered the buildings in IKN. "Very optimistic about the office. We are still waiting for one thing, water. The water will be ready in July," Jokowi said.

He said that the raw water supply is already available, after the Sepaku Semoi Dam in Penajam Paser Utara Regency, East Kalimantan was inaugurated on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. However, the water has not been channeled to the buildings and houses in the Nusantara Capital. "We just need to wait for the pump to raise the water and then channel it to the buildings and houses in the Nusantara Capital," he said.