CHAIRMAN OF SORONG CITY KPU: OTSUS THE BEST SOLUTION FOR PAPUA

The DPR RI has ratified the second revision of Law Number 21 of 2001 concerning Special Autonomy for Papua on July 15, 2021.

The revised Papua Special Autonomy Law has amended or revised 18 articles consisting of 3 articles proposed by the government, and 15 articles outside the government's proposal. Apart from these 18 articles, the Special Committee and the government also agreed on the addition of 2 articles in the Papua Special Autonomy Bill, bringing the total articles in the bill to 20 articles.

There are several changes to the articles resulting from the second revision of the Special Autonomy Law which accommodate specific arrangements for Papuan People (OAP) in the fields of politics, education, health, employment and the economy as well as providing support for the development of indigenous peoples.

There has been a change in the political field with the expansion of political roles for OAP in membership in the Regency/City House of Representatives. So the seats of the OAP were not filled from political parties, and affirmed 30 percent of the women's element.

The fields of education and health are changing. In addition, in the field of employment and the economy, there have been changes where in carrying out economic efforts in Papua, it is mandatory to prioritize Papuan Papuans who meet the educational requirements to be recruited into the workforce.

It was also conveyed that there was an increase in spending on assistance for the empowerment of indigenous peoples and special autonomy funds, which increased by 0.25 percent. Including the division of the province in Papua which has been given facilities.

The chairman of the Sorong City KPU, Roberth Benyamin Yumame, said that as the Chair of the Sorong City KPU as well as a native Papuan, he hereby expresses his appreciation and gratitude to the Central Government for ratifying the Special Autonomy Law, because in fact the second volume of Special Autonomy programs has greatly improved the welfare of the Papuan people.

"We are very grateful to President Joko Widodo, for ratifying the Special Autonomy Law for the Land of Papua," he said.

Otsus has touched on various social aspects ranging from education, health and infrastructure development, these three aspects certainly have helped a lot to ease the economic burden of OAP.

He advised the Central Government that when the Otsus sustainability program was launched, he hoped that there should be supervision of the use of Otsus funds in Papua, so that there would be no misuse by unscrupulous officials in the Region.

He urges and invites all Papuans to fully support the revision of the Special Autonomy Law which has been ratified by the DPR RI, considering that Papua has advanced thanks to the Special Autonomy funds.

SOURCE: https://melanesianinfo.com/ketua-kpu-kota-sorong-otsus-solution-terbaik-for-papua/