This Papuan Leader Highlights BRIN Leaders: Never Bachelor degree And Postgraduate Is Just An Award, Who Offends?

Papuan figure Christ Wamea (Twitter @PutraWadapi)

JAKARTA - Papuan figure Christ Wamea suddenly highlighted the leadership at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) through a tweet on his Twitter, @PutraWadapi, Friday, October 15. No specific name is insinuated by Christ.

In the tweet that got a lot of attention from netizens, Christ alluded to the title of the BRIN leadership. "Never graduated with Bachelor degree. Never graduated from Postgraduate. Doctoral only HC", Christ quipped.

With that title, Christ felt strange because he was given the trust as a leader in BRIN. "The professor is only an award, but he is entrusted to lead the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)".

"So far at BPIP, what has been the work for the nation, suddenly appears to lead BRIN. The regime is complicated", said Christ.

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially inaugurated the Chair of the Steering Committee for the Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP), Megawati Soekarnoputri, as Chair of the Steering Committee for the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) at the State Palace, Jakarta, last Wednesday, October 13.

The inauguration ceremony was held at around 13.30 WIB. Several ministers in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet were present and the event was held under strict health protocols.

The event began with singing the anthem Indonesia Raya, followed by the reading of Presidential Decree (Keppres) Number 45 of 2021 concerning the Appointment of the BRIN Steering Committee by the Deputy for Apparatus Administration, Nanik Purwanti.

"Decided to determine and continue to appoint the membership of the Steering Committee of the National Research and Innovation Agency", said Nanik while reading the Presidential Decree which was broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube.

In the Presidential Decree, Megawati Soekarnoputri was appointed as Chair of the BRIN Steering Committee and Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani, as Deputy Chair of the Steering Committee.