After Triwarno's Lantik Becomes The Acting Regent Of Jayapura, Minister Of Home Affairs Tito: Pressing Corruption Numbers, We Want To See Papua Has Changes

Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian. (doc. Ministry of Home Affairs)

JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian asked all parties to support Jayapura Regent Triwarno Purnomo in carrying out his duties. Triwarno was just appointed by the Minister of Home Affairs on Tuesday, December 20.

"Thus it will bring changes to the people of Jayapura Regency who are more prosperous," said the Minister of Home Affairs, in a press release, Wednesday, December 21, confiscated by Antara.

According to Tito, his party also advised Triwarno to embrace all formal, informal and all people in carrying out their duties.

"In addition to the routine task of acting regents, they must also go to the community, then it is also necessary to build good relations with staff and communication continues to be carried out with the Papua Provincial Government and the central government, so that work programs can run smoothly," he said.

He also hopes that Triwarno will use the regional budget (APBD) for the benefit of the community.

"Test properly the number of corruption or other irregularities that may have the potential to exist in Jayapura Regency, because we want to see that Papua has changed," he said.

He added that Triwarno was also asked to maintain conducive conditions ahead of the 2022 Christmas and 2023 New Year celebrations, both in terms of government political stability and other security.

"With this safeguard, the Christmas and New Year celebrations can run safely and comfortably, because security also needs to be maintained so that various work programs can run well," he said.

In addition, he said, his party asked Triwarno to build awareness of potential natural disasters, especially floods, considering that the end of the year is synonymous with the rainy season.

"Moreover, Jayapura Regency has experienced flash floods, so efforts to anticipate need to be made," he said.