Traditional Leaders in Papua Support the Sustainability of Special Autonomy
Traditional leaders in the
coastal and mountainous areas of Papua asked the government to continue special autonomy in Papua and West Papua provinces. Special autonomy is
claimed to increase development in both provinces.
Papua special autonomy is a
special authority recognized and granted by the state, through Law number
21/2001.
So far, the special autonomy
budget disbursed by the central government from 2000-2020 continues to increase
and is focused on 4 priority programs, namely education, health,
infrastructure, and community economic empowerment.
"Examples of the success of special autonomy
in Papua have been many, such as in the field of education, there are thousands
of indigenous Papuan children sent to schools abroad, whether sent to
Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the Netherlands and America and various other
countries – Papuan Ondonafi
Special autonomy also
improves infrastructure, for example in transportation facilities in the land,
sea and air transportation sector such as the construction of 6 airports in
Papua Province, namely Ewer Airport, Kepi Airport, Ilaga Airport, Oksibil
Airport to New Nabire Airport and Mopah Airport in Merauke, as well as airport
improvements. Sentani.
The 1,071 kilometer Trans
Papua road has been connected and its condition continues to be improved.
Currently the Trans Papua road is asphalt along 743 kilometers and the rest is
still hardening the ground.
The Trans Papua road has
proven to be of benefit to the people's welfare with the lower prices of staple
goods, due to road connectivity.
In order for its
implementation to be more useful, special autonomy must be evaluated and
continued, so that it can be felt by all Papuan people and generate prosperity
for the community.
Balmino Enoch
Indigenous Papuan,
Observer
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