Prabowo Forms Papua Special Committee, Here Are 5 Main Focus Tasks

Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Acceleration of Papua's Special Autonomy Development Velix Vernando Wanggai gave a press statement at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (8/10/2025). (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto officially formed the Executive Committee for the Acceleration of Special Autonomy Development in Papua. This step is a manifestation of the government's commitment to strengthening management and accelerating development on Earth of Cenderawasih.

Chairman of the Executive Committee, Velix Fernando Wanggai, explained that this institution is directly under the coordination of the president and is tasked with integrating cross-sectoral policies, across ministries, and local governments in six provinces in the Papua region.

"The president has made a strong commitment to directly handle and manage Papua through a comprehensive and integrated agenda," Velix said at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, October 8.

Velix emphasized that the formation of this committee was not only to oversee the implementation of special autonomy (Otsus), but also to ensure that all strategic programs actually touch the Papuan people to remote areas.

In its first year, the Executive Committee focused on five main agendas, namely policy consolidation, strategy consolidation, program consolidation, budget consolidation, and regulatory consolidation.

This focus is aimed at strengthening coordination between ministries and institutions, as well as ensuring that development in six provinces, Papua, Papua Mountains, Central Papua, South Papua, West Papua, and Southwest Papua, runs in harmony and sustainability.

In addition, the committee is also tasked with overseeing the implementation of Asta Cita Presiden Prabowo, eight major national development agendas that are adapted to the local context of Papua. These agendas include politics, government, infrastructure, economy, to social development such as sports, gender, and the creative economy.

"We are escorted together with sectoral ministers and six governors so that the president's policies really bring confidence in the community," Velix said.

With the formation of this committee, the government hopes that development in Papua can run faster, more directed, and have a real impact on the welfare of the community.

Previously, President Prabowo had appointed Velix Wanggai as chairman of the executive committee, along with a number of other Papuan figures, such as John Wempi Wetipo, Ignatius Yoko Triyono, Paulus Waterpauw, Ribka Haluk, Ali Hamdan Bogra, Gracia Josaphat Jobel Mambrasar, Yanni, John Gluba Geplace, and Johnson Estrella Sihasale.