President Jokowi is considered successful in developing Papua in various sectors

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is considered to have succeeded in carrying out development in various sectors in Papua, ranging from infrastructure, health to education. According to Papuan youths who are members of the Young Eskponen Papua (EMP), Jokowi's success in developing Papua and West Papua Provinces must be continued and continuously improved.

"We as native Papuans see that development in Papua is now growing rapidly in the era of President Jokowi's leadership. Mr. Jokowi's success must be continued,” said the Chair of the EMP of East Java Province, Nendy Gire in a discussion themed 'Encouraging Sustainable Development for the Advancement of Papua' at the Grand Darmo Suite Hotel, Surabaya City, East Java, Sunday (9/10).

Nendy stated, to support the development of human resource capacity, as many as 179 religious and religious schools as well as state universities (PTN) have been built in Papua during the Jokowi administration. In addition, around 1,000 more Papuan students graduated from various universities at home and abroad, thanks to affirmation scholarships during the Jokowi administration.

“There are things that can be debated. But regarding development in Papua, both in terms of physical and non-physical aspects, it is almost difficult to deny considering the large amount of data related to the evidence of development in Papua today,” said Nendy. Chairman of the EMP, Rahman Patur, added that the acceleration of infrastructure development in the Jokowi era was considered successful in encouraging regional economic growth. This is because the infrastructure built makes the community's economy more active. Adequate infrastructure can reduce travel time, thereby speeding up logistics routes.

Jokowi has carried out infrastructure development in Bumi Cenderawasih, including the construction of the Trans Papua road, construction of airports, ports to the Youtefa Bridge, Sota State Border Post (PLBN) in Merauke Regency and so on.

SOURCE: https://time.online/2022/10/11/11593/