President Joko Widodo mentioned Trans Papuas development
President Joko Widodo touched on the
construction of Trans Papua in the Culture National Symposium on Year
2017 in Jakarta, Monday (20/11/2017).
Even so, many of the inputs indicate whether it needs to be built right now because of the big budget.
However, the President asserted that the
development of Trans Papua is not only economic affairs, but the
problem of equitable development and social justice for all Indonesian
people.
"This question is like a chicken and an
egg, built a new infrastructure of economic growth is there or waiting
for economic growth there are newly built roads," said Joko Widodo
quoted by Antara.
The President asserted that
infrastructure is not possible to be built only in Java, but must be
evenly distributed to all regions in Indonesia.
The President also realized if viewed
from the 'return' (break-even) economy in Java is faster return, as well
as if associated with politics because 60 percent of the population is
in Java.
"But this is a matter of even
distribution of development, how do we unite the whole country if there
is an infrastructure inequality," he said.
The President acknowledged that between
the western and eastern regions still has much difference related to the
infrastructure it has.
"Very visible, imagine if people in
Wamena want to go to Nduga have to walk four days and four nights
through the jungle," he said.
The President claimed to have visited Nduga, despite warning of dangerous areas by the TNI Commander and Chief of Police.
Jokowi admitted shocked by the situation
in Nduga that the road has not been asphalted and the Bupatinya office
also does not exist.
"This is the circumstance that I will see, our society that we will see," said the President.
Jokowi also acknowledged the position of
Indonesia is still a lot behind with other countries, even with
neighboring countries, namely Singapore and Malaysia.
The President acknowledges that there is
homework to be improved, namely work ethic, productivity and
kedispilnan, to catch up with other countries.
President Joko Widodo said that the
infrastructure development that is carried out by his current government
is not only related to the economy, but also unites the Indonesian
nation.
"Many people see that infrastructure
development is only concerned with the economy, logistics mobility,
mobility of people and goods, yes, but most importantly, the
infrastructure we build is the infrastructure that unites the Indonesian
nation," the president said.
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