Farmers In Maluku Complaining Manyap Dead During The Maritime Season, Jokowi Ordered The Minister Of Public Works To Build Embung

President Joko Widodo (right) during a dialogue absorbed the aspirations of buffalo breeders in Werwaru Village, Moa Island, Southwest Maluku Regency/ANTARA

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) took the time to absorb the aspirations of a number of buffalo breeders he met in Werwaru Village, Moa Island, Southwest Maluku Regency, Maluku. Representing a number of breeders, Werwaru Village Head Elias Tenggawna told President Jokowi that the current number of buffaloes is much reduced due to unfavorable natural conditions, one of which is drought which causes water shortages. "The obstacle on Moa Island is water, very difficult water. So until this dry season the buffalo dies up to thousands of heads," said Elias as in a statement from the Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat received in Jakarta, Antara, Thursday, September 15. Elias asked the central government to help overcome the water shortage problem. President Jokowi immediately responded to this aspiration by ordering the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimujono, who participated in a dialogue with buffalo breeders in Werwaru Village, to build one reservoir in each village. "Yes, I have ordered the Minister of Public Works to immediately make (a connection)," said President Jokowi. The buffalo breeders also appreciated the President's answer in an effort to overcome the problem they complained about. Representing the breeders, Elias also expressed his gratitude for President Jokowi's willingness to visit his area. "We thank you very much to you for coming to our very far place," he said. In addition to the Minister of PUPR, the President was also accompanied by First Lady Iriana Jokowi, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, and Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono.