Jayapura Mayor Benhur Tomi Mano supports the expansion of Papua on the grounds that the expansion of the New Autonomous Region (DOB) can bring services closer to the local community. Benhur assessed that the division of Papua must be determined and the new autonomous regions must be realized immediately considering the large population of Papua and the remote isolated areas.
"I support the expansion of Papua, for equitable development and community welfare, as well as shortening the span of control of services to the community," said Benhur.
On the other hand, Benhur hopes that the implementation of the expansion of Papua or the formation of new autonomous regions can encourage the regions that were divided to become more advanced in the fields of economy, education, and health, and the Human Development Index (IPM) will also improve.
"With the new autonomous regions, the division of territory is evenly distributed so that the provinces can compete to develop their respective regions, not just piling up on the provincial capital in Papua," added Benhur.
Furthermore, he hopes that the DOB plan with these various objectives can be realized soon. The plan is that Papua will be divided into three provinces, namely Central Papua, South Papua, and Central Highlands Papua.
Benhur as the leader of Jayapura explained that the capital city of Papua Province has a population of 362,998 people and is very heterogeneous so that the conditions are very dense and there is a buildup of people in the capital city.
"The granting of Special Autonomy funds to Jayapura City is very small, we find it difficult to divide it into 5 major programs, such as education, health, infrastructure, economy, and others. So with our vision to build from village to city and we will distribute the Special Autonomy funds. to serve the very heterogeneous community in Jayapura City within the framework of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia," he said.
Meanwhile, Benhur justified his rejection of the plan to expand Papua in a democratic country like Indonesia. However, Benhur firmly stated that the final decision rests with the central government to see how Papua must progress and prosper.
"Therefore I invite all of us Papuan people to support the new autonomous regions because the central government's policy is not to make the people miserable, but how to advance the people so that they advance in all fields, be it government, development, and community development . support the central government's policy," said Benhur.
SOURCE: https://www.detik.com/sulsel/berita/d-6059290/walkot-jayapura-support-pemekaran-papua-demi-kesejahteraan-merata
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