PAPUA - The head of the Kuri Wamesa-Soug tribe, Teluk Wondama district, West Papua province, Sefnat Kurube supports the sustainability of the West Papua trans road project in his customary territory.
Sefnat Kurube guarantees that the claim for customary rights of indigenous peoples in part of the 71-kilometer trans-West Papua road project will not hinder road construction.
"I guarantee that the claim for customary rights of indigenous peoples will not hinder the improvement of the trans-West Papua road in the public interest," Sefnat Kurube said on an occasion in Wasior sub-district, Teluk Wondama district, as reported by Antara, Saturday, November 13.
President Joko Widodo's priority project since 2015 has entered the stage of improving roads connecting three sub-districts in the Teluk Wondama district, namely Nikiwar, Windesi, Werabur and Werianggi, to Tahota sub-district in the South Manokwari district.
According to Sefnat, the opening of road access will have a positive impact on equitable development efforts to remote areas, including customary areas.
"There is a demand for compensation for customary rights, but it will be gradually resolved by the regional government, but this national project must still run for the sake of development," he said.
Sefnat Kurube hopes that the local government will not ignore the rights and interests of indigenous peoples.
"I hope that the local government of Teluk Wondama and West Papua Province will immediately answer the rights of indigenous peoples that apply to this Papuan land so as not to cause social conflict between fellow indigenous peoples, so that it has an impact on disrupting the trans road improvement activities," he said.
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