Observer: After The 2024 Election, Infrastructure Development Must Continue

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Infrastructure observer from Andalas University of Padang, West Sumatra, Akhmad Suraji said that infrastructure and housing development must continue after the quick calculation of the 2024 General Election.

"Whatever the official results of the 2024 General Election, infrastructure and housing development must continue with proper policies, governance, and technology, quality, useful and sustainable, and provide added value for the social justice of all Indonesian people," said Akhmad Suraji, quoted from Antara, Thursday 15 February.

According to him, the elected new government must prioritize the development of basic infrastructure throughout Indonesia.

"Whoever the government will later, basic infrastructure such as transportation, drinking water, and sanitation and irrigation networks needs priority attention," he said.

Road networks, airports, and ports to open accessibility, connectivity, and the mobility of goods and services into social overhead capital for prosperity.

Infrastructure for the provision of raw water, drinking water, and provision of sanitation is a social overhead capital for the welfare of the people, namely people living a healthy, happy, and productive life.

Then irrigation networks increase productivity and food sovereignty through agriculture, livestock, including land fisheries.

The results of quick count (quick count) of a number of survey institutions including Charta Politica Indonesia and the KedaiKOPI Survey Institute on Wednesday (14/2) stated that the pairs of presidential and vice presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka were superior.

The 2024 Indonesian presidential and vice presidential elections were attended by three pairs, namely Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar as number 1, Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka number 2, and Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud Md number 3.

In accordance with KPU Regulation Number 3 of 2022, the recapitulation of the 2024 General Election is scheduled to take place from February 15 to March 20, 2024.