The Deputy Governor’s Hope So that Papua Province is Not Built with Hate

Build Papua with love

Deputy Governor of Papua Klemen Tinal reminded all Echelon III and IV recently appointed officials not to instill a sense of hatred in the midst of society while carrying out their duties as state servants.

If so, he is worried that Papua Province will be built with hatred so that it has the potential to trigger conflict that can harm many parties.

“I emphasize that Papua must be built on the basis of love and this is shown in many ways, including from the bureaucratic side,” explained Deputy Governor Klemen.

He said, if people respect the government, there will be no resentment that hinders the development process in the regions.

For this reason, he hopes that officials in Papua will always prioritize deep love and put the interests of the community above everything else.

“That way I believe the governor’s vision and mission to realize a resurrected Papua can be realized. Because again, Echelon III and IV officials are the spearhead of bureaucratic services in Papua, “

On that occasion, he appealed to all officials and staff in each regional apparatus organization (OPD) to show solidarity in their performance.

So that people can see all government officials in the province, unite to develop their region. “So this can also put people’s trust in supporting the government to develop the region,” he explained.

It is known, the inauguration of hundreds of administrators, supervisors and functional officials was carried out in each agency or agency and was carried out simultaneously using virtual applications to promote health protocols during the Covid pandemic.

Source: Papua Provincial Government

Notes

Build Papua with love is a very important concept to stop all kind or hatred provocations. Hopefully this concept could end Free West Papua separatism in Papua and West Papua provinces.

A former Dutch colony, West Papua was formally incorporated into Indonesia in 1969, after an undisputed vote of about 1,025 representative tribal leaders. The result of the plebiscite was overseen and endorsed by the United Nations.

Since the democratization in 1998, especially since 2007, democracy by mean of elections has been introduced to increase political participation in the two provinces. The fact that the leaders of Papua and West Papua provinces are democratically elected by the people has strengthened the legality of the region as a province of Indonesia.