Vice President: Accelerate development in Papua, involve local communities

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said the acceleration of Papua's development involves the community and local government, so it is not only based on the Central Government.

"We do not only look at aspects from the views of the Central Government, but also regional, provincial, district and city governments, as well as the views of the community," said the Vice President on the sidelines of his working visit in Papua, Saturday.

By involving the interests of the Papuan people, the Vice President continued, development in Papua will be realized in accordance with the needs and desires of the community.

"My term, we want to build in accordance with the needs of the community, the wishes of the community, both indigenous peoples and society as a whole," he added.

The synergy between the Central Government and the Papua Regional Government can also evaluate the progress of accelerating development so far, by strengthening the legal umbrella through Law Number 2 of 2021 concerning the Second Amendment to Law Number 21 of 2001 concerning Special Autonomy for the Papua Province.

Through the latest Special Autonomy Law, continued the Vice President, the Government involves the contribution of the Papuan people or Papuan indigenous people (OAP) in accelerating its development.

"We hope this will give trust from the Papuan people, from Papuan leaders, both government leaders, traditional leaders, religious leaders and women leaders," he said.

In addition, the Central Government also promotes dialogue with the Papuan people to eliminate dissatisfaction and accelerate the development of the Land of Papua.

"We will continue to carry out dialogues in order to eliminate this dissatisfaction. With this dissatisfaction getting lost, we hope that it will affect the overall security condition in Papua," he said.

SOURCE: https://www.antaranews.com/berita/2506409/wapres-percepatan-pembinaan-papua-libatkan-local-community