Dayak Customary Council Proposes Agrarian Reform To President Jokowi

A number of traditional leaders of PPU Regency during a meeting with President Jokowi (far right) at the Zero Point of IKN Nusantara, East Kalimantan, Monday (14/3/2022). ANTARA/HO-DAD PPU District

PENAJAM - The Dayak Customary Council of North Penajam Paser Regency (PPU), East Kalimantan, when meeting President Joko Widodo at the camp site in the National Capital City Zero Point (IKN) Nusantara area, proposed obtaining land redistribution for the object of agrarian reform.

"Yesterday, we met directly with President Jokowi at the Zero Point of IKN Nusantara. There were three important things that I conveyed to the President yesterday," said PPU District Dayak Customary Council (DAD) Chair Helena Samuel Legi in Penajam, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, March 15. .

These three things are related to infrastructure development, increasing local human resources (HR) that must be considered, then proposing that the Dayak people in PPU Regency obtain land redistribution for the object of agrarian reform.

So far, he continued, the Dayaks have not received any redistribution of land for the object of agrarian reform, so they have been forced to occupy land used for agriculture and plantations, and in the future it will become a Dayak Cultural Village.

"We were forced to occupy the land because so far we have not received any redistribution of land for the object of agrarian reform. We have occupied two locations, namely in Pantai Lango Village, Penajam District and in the Bukit Tengkorak area, Suko Mulyo Village, Sepaku District," said Helena.

In response to this, he continued, the president immediately responded and asked how many heads of families (KK) occupied the two areas, the president even asked the PPU Regency DAD to immediately make a written request.

"I conveyed to Pak Jokowi that there were 150 families occupying the land on Lango Beach, then in Suko Mulyo Village there were about 200 families. Tomorrow I will submit a written application," said Helena.

Meanwhile, regarding the improvement of local residents' human resources, which was also conveyed to the President, he hoped that the government would not only build physical, but also need to pay attention to human development, so that PPU residents could compete with outsiders.

For this reason, the Central Government is expected to build a Vocational Training Center (BLK) in various skill areas, so that from this center, PPU residents in particular can take part in various types of skills training to increase their potential to be competitive.