Papuan Native Wempi Wetipo Acting Deputy Minister of PUPR

Papuan Native Wempi Wetipo Acting Deputy Minister of PUPR

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) appointed a native Papuan native of Wempi Wetipo to assist the task of the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono. The Jayawijaya regent in these two periods is considered by Jokowi to have experience in leadership and institutional management.
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"Mr. Wempi Wetipo, a Papuan son, a native of Papua. There are two (from the Advanced Indonesian Cabinet)," the President said when introducing 12 deputy ministers at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Friday (10/25/2019).
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The President hopes that Wempi can supervise development in Indonesia. Especially in monitoring infrastructure projects that are numerous in Indonesia, more specifically in eastern Indonesia.
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As is known, infrastructure development which has been the focus of the Jokowi Government since the 2015-2019 Working Cabinet, aims not only to pursue economic growth and increase competitiveness, but also to equalize the results of development outside Java. In Eastern Indonesia (KTI), the Ministry of Public Works and Housing built dams and reservoirs to overcome the water crisis experienced by several provinces such as East Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, NTT and NTB.
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Development of border areas has also been a priority of the Ministry of PUPR in the past 4 years. Development of the RI-Timor Leste border road in NTT along 176.2 Km has been completed. The border road in Kalimantan of 1,906 Km in length has passed 1,692 Km. In Papua, the border road has reached 909 km of a total of 1,098 Km.
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In addition to connectivity at the border, the Ministry of PUPR during the cabinet working period has completed 7 Cross Country Posts (PLBN) namely Aruk, Entikong and Badau in Kalimantan, Wini, Motaain and Motamasin in NTT and Skouw in Papua.
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The PUPR Ministry is also building houses for low-income people through special housing programs, self-help housing stimulants, flats and PSU. For example special houses built for residents in Asmat, ex-East Timor refugees in Belu and fishing houses in various regions.
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After the inauguration, Deputy Minister of PUPR John Wempi Wetipo said, there were three important things that President Jokowi conveyed to him. First, for some infrastructures that have not yet been completed, better supervision is needed. "So that the elaboration of the President's vision and mission related to infrastructure development in Indonesia can be completed and can be continued with this new program in the 2019-2024 period," said Deputy Minister John.
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In addition, according to Wamen John, his appointment as Deputy from Minister Basuki was related to efforts to spur development growth in Eastern Indonesia, such as in Maluku, North Maluku, Papua, West Papua, East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara.
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"Third, Mr. President advised me to represent the people of Papua, in order to be able to give its own color in the Ministry of PUPR, and to join hands together to build a better Indonesia in terms of infrastructure. The President requested that the infrastructure built can be felt by the community, "he said.
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Deputy Minister John expressed his gratitude to President Jokowi for the trust given to him as a native of Papua to become Deputy Minister of PUPR. "I hope that this mandate can be carried out by Mr. President and I will be held accountable as well as possible," said Wamen John.