Jayapura Regent Mathius Awoitauw said the establishment of a new autonomous region (DOB) would bring public services closer to the community so that it could be a solution to accelerate welfare in Papua and West Papua.
Mathius, after the meeting of the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) and the West Papuan People's Assembly with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the Bogor Presidential Palace, Friday, said that geographical constraints are the main challenge in providing adequate public services for the community.
"No matter how much the funds are lowered in the Special Autonomy, but if the geography is difficult, as it is now, it will still experience extraordinary obstacles. Therefore, the new autonomous region is a solution to be able to accelerate the welfare of Papua and West Papua," he said as shown on Youtube. Presidential Secretariat.
The MRP and the West Papuan People's Assembly met with President Jokowi on Friday to clarify the implementation of Law Number 2 of 2021 concerning Special Autonomy in Papua Province and the new autonomous regions (DOB) in which Papua Province contains the new autonomous regions of South Papua, Papua Central Mountains. , and Central Papua.
According to Mathius, the plan to form a new autonomous region is a genuine aspiration of Papuans who have been fighting for it for a long time. South Papua, for example, is said to have been fought for for 20 years.
"So this is not something that just appeared suddenly. But this is a pure aspiration, both from South Papua and Tabi, Saereri, also La Pago and Mee Pago," he said.
He explained that the aspirations that were driven were based on customary territories, not based on street demonstrations. According to him, the Papuan people hope how the new autonomous regions in the future can be their hope to accelerate prosperity in Papua and West Papua.
Furthermore, according to Mathius, the Special Autonomy Law will bind all communities throughout the land of Papua so that there is legal certainty to manage the spaces owned by indigenous peoples based on the seven customary territories in Papuan land.
"We need certainty. Therefore, if there is division, it is a matter of government administration, but to Papua it is bound by the Special Autonomy Law," he said.
The Special Autonomy Law will also provide legal certainty for the management space for mapping rights to customary areas. With this legal certainty, it is hoped that it will solve land problems in Papua.
"The Papuan conflict is actually a land issue, therefore there needs to be certainty here and he can resolve and reduce problems in Papua, and the certainty is only through the Special Autonomy Law," he said.
SOURCE : https://id.berita.yahoo.com/bupati-jayapura-dob-solution-kesejahteraan-114132053.html
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