Pendapa Sabha Swagata Blambangan Banyuwangi is guarded by members of the Civil Service police unit (PP Satpol) During 24 jam. Of the many members of the PP Satpol, there is one person who has served in Pendapa for 11 year, namely Faisol Iwanda.
SINCE he was appointed as a civil servant (civil servant) in the Banyuwangi Regency Government in 2002 then, Faisol only feels assignment in two work units. The first time on duty was placed at the Department of Public Relations, Communication, and Informatics (Diskominfo). When Faisol was on duty there, regional work unit (SKPD) it is still called the Department of Transportation (Transportation Agency).
The task at Dis hub is not too long, after that he got an assignment at the Satpol PP office. The assignment at the Satpol PP office lasted until 2013 this. While serving at the Satpol PP, Faisol spends his time keeping the environment safe at Pendapa Sabha Swagata Blambangan. Faisol's first time being tasked with maintaining the security of the residence, The Regent of Ba nyuwangi at that time was Samsul Hadi. As long as he served, Regent Samsul Hadi fully and with his family live in Pendapa which is located at Jalan Sritanjung number 1 the.
Until the term of office of Regent Samsul Hadi ends, Faisol is still on duty at Pendapa. Faisol's task continued into the year 2005, when Regent Ratna Ani Lestari officially replaced Regent Samsul Hadi. For the era of Regent Ratna, The Pendapa of Sabha Swagata Blambangan is quieter than the era of Regent Samsul Hadi. Regent Ratna chose to live in her private house on Jalan Serayu, Panderejo Village, Banyuwangi District.
Pendapa activities are more relaxed than before. Only on certain occasions, The crowd of Pendapa as the official residence of the Banyuwangi Regent was seen in the era of the Regent Ratna. Even though Regent Ratna doesn't live in Pendapa, but the security of the Satpol PP continues. Because, at certain times the Regent Ratna still carries out government activities at the Pendapa Sabha Swagata Blambangan.
Regent Ratna ended his term of office in 2010 then. Towards the Regent Rat na stepped down, Faisol was once withdrawn from the Pen dapa and given a new task within the Satpol PP office. However, the assignment at the Satpol PP office did not last long. At the beginning of the era of Regent Abdullah Azwar Anas served to replace Regent Rat Na, man born in 1965 it pulled the bali camp into the Pendapa Sabha Swagata Blam bangan.
In this era of Regent Anas, activity at Pendapa Sabha Swagata is back to full. Even though Regent Anas and his family are not fully living in Pendapa, but the pendapa is always busy with activities until late at night. What else, In the past few years, many important people have spent the night in Pendapa. Faisol's assignment lasted until now. Even, starting the era of Regent Anas, The gas that Faisol carried was not only as a Pendapa security officer.
He also had the additional task of helping the caretaker of the musala Bab bur Rahmah in the Pendapa area. Additional duties as a helper for the non-mirror, Faisol has a duty to prosper the prayer room. One of the routine tasks carried out by a man who holds a bachelor's degree in social and political science from the University 17 August (Untag) Ba nyuwangi it as muezzin (caller to prayer) five daily prayers.
Not only that, other than as a muezzin, he also serves as the imam of congregational prayers. Related as a prayer priest, Fai Sol admits praying in congregation if there are other residents who pray. If not other citizens, Faisol admits that he did it himself. Although none of the other citizens, but Faisol still calls to prayer every five times a day. “This is my duty and devotion to God and the country. I carry out this task consistently like a death allowance,he said.
Another task that Faisol does as a takmir assistant is cleaning and tidying up the prayer room. Every day, Faisol mopped the prayer room to maintain the sanctity of the place of worship. "If the month of Ramadan, I also hold tarawih prayers and tadarus Al-Quran,"said the civil servant with the rank of class III/a. Worship activities in the musala, not only done at the five daily prayers.
If on night duty, Faisol invites his professional colleagues who are Muslim to carry out night prayers in turn. It was done routinely before and after the night patrol. Usually night prayers are done, after patrolling around at quiet times. "I do, to ask for help from Allah so that the task is smooth and the income is safe and there is no disturbance of any kind," he explained.
Faisol has principles, as strong as anything and as great as any human being, will not be able to do anything without help from Allah. On that principle, he always performs night prayers to smooth the task of securing the official house, Mrs. Pati and her family. Thanks to that night prayer, Faisol confessed for a long time 10 years in charge of guarding Pendapa without any disturbance. Is the disturbance from humans or interference from spirits.
Although all this time Pendapa Sabha Swagata Blambangan is known as a haunted place, but Faisol admitted that he never found any oddity during his time on duty. “At night I often get behind control, but nothing. I always ask Allah to avoid interference from jinn and humans," he said. Even though he has served eleven years at Pendapa Sabha Swagata Blambangan, Faisol admits that he is not bored with this task. Any assignment entrusted by the leadership, he was determined to run to the best of his ability. (radar)
