President Jokowi Will Review Infrastructure And Distribute Social Assistance In Nias

President Joko Widodo will review a number of infrastructures and distribute social assistance during his working visit to Nias Island, North Sumatra/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will review a number of infrastructures and distribute social assistance during his working visit to Nias Island, North Sumatra, Wednesday July 6. Starting his working visit, the President will depart for Gunungsitoli City using the ATR-Pelita Air plane. The President and his entourage took off from Soewondo Air Base, Medan City at around 07.20 WIB. Arriving at Binaka Airport, Gunungsitoli, the President and his entourage will continue the road trip to North Nias Regency to distribute social assistance (bansos) to recipients at Alasa Market, North Nias, then inspected the location of the road structure improvement project. After that, the President and a limited entourage would head to the helipad (helipad) of Alasa Field, North Nias, then departed for West Nias Regency by using the TNI AU Super Puma helicopter and arrived at the Field helipad. Soccer Sirombu, West Nias. The president is scheduled to review the infrastructure of national roads and bridges and hand over a number of social assistances at the Mandrehe Market, West Nias.

The social assistance provided was in the form of working capital assistance (BMK) and cooking oil direct cash assistance (BLT) for the participants of the Family Hope Program (PKH) and traders. In the afternoon, from West Nias Regency, President Jokowi and his entourage would return to Binaka Airport using the Indonesian Air Force Super Puma helicopter. Next, depart for Medan City. Accompanying the President on the flight to Gunungsitoli City were, among others, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, and Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna H. Laoly. also Head of the Presidential Secretariat Heru Budi Hartono, Presidential Military Secretary Marsda TNI M. Tonny Harjono, Governor of North Sumatra Edy Rahmayadi, Pangdam I/Bukit Barisan Major General TNI Achmad Daniel Chardin, and North Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General Pol. RZ Panca Putra Simanjuntak.