Acting Governor Of West West Papua Denies Allegations Of Groundbreaking's First Rock Loss Of Governor's Office

Acting Governor of Southwest Papua Muhammad Musa'ad (ANTARA/Yuvensius Lasa Banafanu)

Acting Governor of Southwest Papua Muhammad Musa'ad said the groundbreaking of the 38th provincial governor's office was not lost and is still safe to date.

This statement was made in response to the Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the DPR, Junimart Girsang, who said Muhammad Musa "ad was unable to carry out the mandate as Acting Governor of Southwest Papua because the first stone for the construction of the governor's office carried out by Vice President KH Ma'aruf Amin disappeared from the construction site.

He considered Junimart Girsang's statement to be a false statement because the stone was still there and was not lost.

"If someone says the first stone is missing, it's not true. The stone is still there," said Musa Ad, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 12.

Musa'ad emphasized that the first stone was not at the construction site because after the Vice President laid the first stone, then the stone was then lifted to be stored in a safer place.

"Not only stone, but the cement stock used by the Vice President when laying the first stone was stored, because a monument would be made to become history for the 38th province in Indonesia," he explained.

According to him, the monument will be built as a forum for laying the first stone that this is where the Vice President laid the first stone.

"Indeed, we secured the stone and it was not left there because the construction of the office had not been carried out, so we were worried that it would be lost," he added.

Previously, Deputy Chairman of Commission II of the DPR Junimart Girsang said Musa "ad was unable to carry out the mandate of the Acting Governor of Southwest Papua".

"I'm sorry it can't be maintained, it's very embarrassing for the nation and state, very embarrassing for President Jokowi too. How is it possible for the things that laid the stone to be historical, the laying of the first stone was invisible. The Vice President inaugurated the capital city of government, which incidentally the governor's office, was lost, and there was absolutely no progress whatsoever there," he explained.

Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian apologized for the performance of Acting (Pj.) Governor of Southwest Papua Mohammad Musa'ad.

"For Southwest Papua, I am frankly sorry if there are unpleasant things," said Tito.