Governor Of South Sulawesi About The Splashy Of Lantigiang Island Selayar: The Island Can't Be Sold

Governor of South Sulawesi Nurdin Abdullah (ANTARA)

MAKASSAR - South Sulawesi Governor Nurdin Abdullah responded to the sale of Lantigiang Island, Selayar Islands, South Sulawesi. The island is sold for Rp. 900 million.

"This is still under investigation. It also sells only on the recommendation of the Village Head so I think it is very risky because the island cannot be sold. The manager may do it but with permission. But if I think the state has assets and everything must be confirmed with the local government. , "said Nurdin Abdullah to reporters, Monday, February 1.

But Nurdin has not been able to give a complete response. The reason is that he has not received an official report from the local government.

"We have not received an official report from the local government if it has been transferred to us, we will give an assumption," continued Nurdin, who is familiarly called Prof. NA.

The sale of Lantigiang Island in Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi caused a stir. This island was sold by Syamsu Alam to a woman named Asdianti Baso for IDR 900 million.

Based on the investigation, Asdianti is a Director of PT Selayar Mandiri Utama and Takabonerate Dive Resort. Asdianti has also been a sales consultant for Baso Bali Property.

Syamsu sold the island because he felt like the owner. Even though the island of Lantigiang in the national park area is a utilization zone. Zones that have the potential and representation of marine natural resources that can be used as objects of natural tourism attraction and utilization of other environmental services.

Thus, the land on the island of Lantigiang cannot be owned by the community. However, the community may be involved in tourism management in the area.

"Because the island of Lantigiang is a zone of use, in this case the Takabonerate National Park Office has designed a master plan for tourism management on the island of Lantigiang," said the Head of the Selayar Islands Police Chief AKBP Temmangnganro Machmud in an official statement, Sunday, January 30.

Temmangnganro said that currently his party was investigating the alleged sale of the Lantigian Island case. In fact, his party has checked the seller and several people who know the sales process.

"We have visited the place and checked the locations that are suspected to have been sold and took the statements of several witnesses," he said.

According to him, his party will continue to collect evidence in this case. "This is to determine who will suffer losses related to the sale of the Lantigian Island," he said.