Fuel Raising: Demomist Student At Mamuju Bawa Patanduk Written "President Jokowi's Leadership Evaluation"

Student demonstrations in Mamuju/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - As a result, the government has raised the price of fuel oil (BBM), hundreds of students in Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi Province held a demonstration and occupied gas stations. The action was a form of protest against the increase in fuel because it was considered burdensome for the community's economy.

Students who are members of the Indonesian Youth Struggle Front (FPPI) Mamuju Regency, the Indonesian Islamic Student Movement (PMII) Mamuju Branch and the Indonesian National Student Movement (GMNI) Mamuju Branch, held a demonstration on the five-time intersection of Mamuju City, Saturday, September 3.

The students then moved to Jalan Ir Haji Juanda and occupied a gas station in the area as a form of refusal to increase fuel, then unfurled a banner that reads President Jokowi's leadership evaluation".

"The increase in fuel hurts people's hearts in the midst of an economic situation that has not yet recovered due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in fact the increase in fuel will increase and will have a big impact on the increase in basic commodities," said Head of PMII Mamuju Branch, Syamsuddin, quoted by Antara, September 4.

He said the community's economic recovery and efforts to maintain the nation's economic stability would be disrupted by the increase in fuel, and would make the community's economy burdened in meeting their daily needs.

"The value of life for the people will worsen and will increase the number of poor people in Indonesia, with this increase in fuel," he said.

According to him, the circulation of people's economic wheels is also disrupted and burdened by the increase in fuel, the government should eradicate the misuse of subsidized fuel beneficiaries instead of increasing their prices and eradicating the fuel mafia.

Meanwhile, the spokesman for the Mamuju FPPI, Irfan Nur Herianto, said the government had to postpone the increase in fuel, because the people were not prepared for all the economic consequences they faced.

"The government is asked to postpone the increase in fuel and the government under President Jokowi should focus on building the nation's economy in all sectors to improve people's welfare," he said.

After carrying out the action, the students then dispersed in an orderly manner under the strict supervision of the police.