JAKARTA - Head of the Presidential Communication Office (PCO) Hasan Nasbi clarified a number of speculations that arose regarding the polemic on the administrative boundaries of four islands in the border areas of Aceh and North Sumatra (North Sumatra) provinces.
This clarification was conveyed by Hasan to reduce wild issues that developed amid efforts to resolve conflicts, ranging from the struggle for oil and gas mines (oil and gas) to "political prizes".
"It needs research, there needs to be data so far, we don't have any information and data about this," Hasan said in response to speculation about the oil and gas struggle on the four islands.
Hasan emphasized that until now there has been no official data supporting claims for oil and gas content on four islands adjacent to the working area (WK) of theOffshore West Aceh (OSWA) which is under the authority of the Aceh Oil and Gas Management Agency (BPMA).
Hasan also denied speculation that there was an element of political gift' from the Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian to the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo regarding the island's administrative decisions.
This is motivated by the Decree of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 300.2.2-2138 of 2025 which has determined that four islands, namely Lipan Island, Panjang Island, Mangkir Ketek Island, and Mangkir Gadang Island are included in the administrative area of North Sumatra Province, to be precise, Central Tapanuli Regency, which is directly adjacent to Aceh Singkil Regency.
A number of parties associate the decision of the Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian as a political gift for Jokowi through Bobby Nasution, who is the son-in-law and Governor of North Sumatra.
"Speculations like that don't feel like they need to be responded to," Hasan said.
He emphasized that the resolution of this polemic was completely taken over by President Prabowo Subianto. "Decisions will be set in the regulation of regional boundaries that apply legally and must be accepted by all parties," he said.
The administrative limit polemic between the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra emerged following the issuance of the Minister of Home Affairs Decree No. 300.2.2-2138 of 2025 which stipulates four islands of Pulau Panjang, Pulau Lipan, Mangkir Gadang Island, and Mangkir Island Ketek as part of the administrative area of Central Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra Province.
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