President to Southeast Sulawesi and North Maluku Ensures Social Assistance reaches the Citizens

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi made a working visit to Southeast Sulawesi (Sultra) and continued to North Maluku (Malut) to ensure various social assistance to people in difficult locations to reach.

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) made a working visit to Southeast Sulawesi and continued to North Maluku to ensure that various social assistances reach people in hard-to-reach locations.

"He will ensure that the hard-to-reach cities will be distributed. Hopefully, the working visit from Monday to Wednesday, September 28 can run smoothly", said Head of the Presidential Secretariat Heru Budi Hartono in a statement quoted by ANTARA on Monday, September 26.

The President and his entourage using a Boeing 737-400 Indonesian Air Force took off from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta. The flight will take approximately two hours and 40 minutes and land at Haluoleo International Airport, Konawe Selatan Regency.

Next, the President will take off for Betoambari Airport, Baubau City. Heru said that after Baubau, President Jokowi would also continue his working visit to Ternate City, North Maluku.

"Next, he will make a working visit back to Maluku, namely to Halmahera. The President will go directly to Baubau City then later to several other cities, and finally to Sofifi", said Heru.

According to Heru, during this working visit, the President will greet the public and provide social assistance in the form of direct cash assistance (BLT) for fuel oil (BBM).

"Mr. President will greet the community and of course this time there will be additional activities at every point, namely ensuring assistance from the Ministry of Manpower related to workers affected by the fuel price hike", he said.