The Indonesian government ensures that development in Papua runs optimally
By : Viktor Worabay Teka )*
Concrete evidence that Papua is an integral and inseparable part of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI), is related to the attitude of the Government which continues to be present, even directly, to ensure that development continues very well and can be felt directly by the community.
The government continues to monitor the sustainability of the development program which has been running very well. This is to ensure that the benefits of the programs that are underway can really be felt directly by the community, including in Papua.
The government’s great attention to all people in Papua is also clear evidence that this region is indeed an integral part of the Republic of Indonesia.
Special Staff to the Vice President for Communication and Information, Masduki Baidlowi, said that the sixth visit by K.H. Ma’ruf Amin also aims to complete the remaining provinces in the Papua region that have not yet been visited.
Of course, the direct working visit is also part of the government’s real efforts to continue to encourage the acceleration of development and improve the welfare of the Papuan people.
The Vice President really wants to ensure that the Master Plan for the Acceleration of Development in Papua can be implemented as well as possible and have a positive impact on indigenous Papuans. The working visit can also have an impact on people in Papua in various other aspects, including infrastructure development, community empowerment. and improving the local economy as a high commitment to supporting accelerated development there.
The direct presence of the Government through the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia in the field is a real manifestation of the state’s presence in society. So the government really wants to see the real problems that the Papuan people are experiencing and then be able to provide concrete solutions effectively.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo also has a very strong commitment to developing Papua in a much more comprehensive manner. In fact, the existence of the Special Autonomy policy and the formation of regional expansion through the realization of the New Papuan Autonomous Region continues to be consulted by all components of local society.
Consultations that invite the active involvement of residents are very important because there traditional leaders, community leaders and religious leaders express their opinions and talk about good development steps. So that in this way, the government is able to formulate the best policy and make the people of Bumi Cenderawasih more advanced and prosperous.
Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs John Wempi Wetipo said that the development carried out by the government in all provinces in Papua without exception, is a form of carrying out regulatory mandates relating to new autonomous regions.
All of these things are certainly indisputable evidence that Papua is an integral part that cannot be separated from the Republic of Indonesia. Therefore, the Government continues to be present, even directly, to ensure the continuity of development programs that are running well there.
)* The author is a Papuan student living in Bali
