Special Autonomy Fund to build Papua's Infrastructure Infrastruktur

The government has designed the Special Autonomy for Papua to truly prosper the people of Earth of Cenderawasih. The government is also happy to hear the aspirations of the Papuan people who will oversee Otsus so that it can be carried out properly. So that it does not only provide an injection of funds, but also education and more attention.

Dominggus Mandacan as the Governor of West Papua stated that the special autonomy policies and programs launched by the central government for the Land of Papua were considered quite successful.

He said that quite a lot of Papuan children went to school to get their education in universities through special autonomy funds, both domestically and abroad.

Meanwhile, in the health sector, the special autonomy fund is beneficial for improving services both within cities and in remote and remote areas.

Through the special autonomy fund, local governments can build infrastructure such as bridges, roads, and other facilities and infrastructure, including empowerment programs for indigenous Papuans.

However, according to the head of the Arfak Tribe, he said that there should be an evaluation so that the special autonomy program and utilization of funds in this area is more optimal.

Meanwhile, a religious figure, Rev. Merry Lauren Wompere, admitted that Otsus Papua provides better development in Papua, compared to before there was Otsus.

On behalf of the GKI Solagratia Jaifuri congregation, he really hopes that Otsus Papua will continue for the sake of development and progress in Papua, those who reject Otsus Papua do not at all represent the voice of the Papuan people's conscience, they are enemies of the Papuan people.

The Papuan people themselves have been granted the authority in the form of special autonomy which has been in effect since 2001. This was based on the 1999 to 2000 large deliberations and the second Papuan congress which required them to determine their own destiny. At that time, Megawati as the President of the Republic of Indonesia had signed Law no. 21 of 2001 concerning Papua's special autonomy.

The specialty of special autonomy is that the government has the authority and is given a fund of 100 billion rupiah. This fund is managed by the local government itself, for development in Papua. The injection of funds aims to prevent inequality in the economic and social fields in the Papua region, and equitable development in all provinces in Indonesia.

Responding to the rejection of the Otsus revision, Deputy Chairperson of the Indonesian House of Representatives Coordinator for Political and Security Affairs (Korpolkam) M. Azis Syamsuddin emphasized that the DPR is open to the government who wants to revise Law Number 21 of 2001 concerning Otsus Papua.

Azis considered that Otsus Papua has a goal to create prosperity and equality for the people of Papua and Papua as a whole. He also added that all parties want Papua and West Papua to be more prosperous and there are no more differences in any aspect so that prosperity can be achieved.

The Papua Special Autonomy policy must continue, of course with various improvements so that the Special Autonomy Fund can support the development of Papua and West Papua.

source : https://baliexpress.jawapos.com/read/2021/04/16/254831/warganet-dan-millennial-asli-papua-mensupport-otsus