Anies Explains Bringing Aquarium Village Land To IKN: In The Past The Community Was Marginalized, Now It Is Prioritized

Anies Baswedan/Photo: screenshot photo of the Presidential Secretariat Youtube

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan explained his intention to bring land from the Aquarium Village area, North Jakarta to the National Capital (IKN) of the Archipelago in the procession of land and water unification by 34 governors throughout Indonesia.

This land was taken directly by the women who now live in the Kampung Akuarium flats. The residents of the flat are former victims of the eviction of Kampung Akuarium during the leadership of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) in DKI. The eviction was carried out because Kampung Akuarium was in the government zone.

After the replacement of the Governor of DKI, Anies again built a rental apartment in the form of a flat which is still in the Aquarium Village area for residents whose settlements were once evicted by Ahok.

From this incident, Anies took the meaning that the land of Kampung Akuarium was the government's solution to facilitate its residents to find housing. He wants the IKN development to be carried out similarly to the Aquarium Village.

"Hopefully, the new city that will be built can prioritize, prioritize the people. Like the people in the Aquarium Village, which they used to be marginalized, but now they are frontlined, get facilities," said Anies as seen on the Presidential Secretariat's Youtube show, Monday, March 14.

This land from the Aquarium Village, continued Anies, gave a message that this republic was presented to protect every blood spill and was presented to provide social justice for all Indonesian people.

"This message was entrusted to this land. Hopefully in the city that was built, it will be able to present the main and first message for the establishment of this republic, namely to bring social justice for all people," explained Anies.

For information, the land and water unification procession brought by 34 governors in the Nusantara Kilometer Zero Point (IKN) area of the National Capital City in East Kalimantan was carried out today, Monday, March 14.

The event was started by singing the national anthem Indonesia Raya together. Furthermore, Jokowi was accompanied by the Governor of East Kalimantan, Isran Noor, who received land and water from the governors and then poured it into Bejana Nusantara.

Anies Baswedan, who was wearing a brown official attire, complete with a black hat and white mask, then stepped forward. Before handing over the land, he bowed respectfully to President Jokowi and then opened the lid of the land area.

After opening the lid of the place, he then handed it over to Jokowi, who then poured the land and water into Bejana Nusantara.

Next, the Governor of Aceh turned to the Governor of Aceh Nova Iriansyah who got a second chance and was followed by other governors, including the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo and the Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil.