Anies Talks About The Urgency Of Changing Street Names To Betawi Character Names: Reflecting Jakarta's Many Merciful Persons

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (Special)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan expressed the urgency of changing the names of 22 streets in Jakarta to become the names of Betawi figures. Anies admitted that he wanted to make Jakarta seen as a city that has many meritorious people.

"This will reflect that in our city there are many meritorious individuals. This is a city where struggles are carried out and so many heroes and meritorious individuals gather," said Anies at DKI City Hall, Monday, June 27.

According to Anies, the most appropriate way is to immortalize their names as the names of Streets in Jakarta.

"We respect, remember, and inspire by perpetuating it and becoming a street name in Jakarta. Hopefully, Jakarta will increasingly reflect as a city that respects meritorious individuals and makes meritorious individuals an inspiration for future generations," Anies explained.

Anies also denied the opinion of some parties that the change of 22 street names to the names of Betawi figures was a burden to the community.

Moreover, the former Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, also guaranteed that the process of changing population documents carried out by residents due to the change in street names was free of charge.

"Regarding the changes in street names in Jakarta, the consequences of which are suspected to be a burden on the community, we emphasize that all these changes will not be a cost or other burden. All changes (residence documents) do not have the same cost consequences. once," said Anies.

Furthermore, the former Minister of Education and Culture emphasized that the administrative and population documents of residents whose domiciles were affected by the change of street names to names of Betawi figures were still valid today.

Residents living in the 22 changed street names can still use their ID cards, KK, STNK, driver's license, land certificate, and insurance using the old address until they change the document, either by extending the validity period of the document or taking the initiative to change the street name address. the Betawi figure.

This was confirmed by Anies after holding a meeting with the Head of Traffic Police of the National Police Inspector General Pol Firman Santyabudi, Head of the DKI BPN Regional Office Dwi Budi Martono, President Director of PT Jasar Raharja Rivan Achmad Purwantono.

"Everything recorded on ID cards, family cards, land documents, motorized vehicles is all still valid, along with the expiration of the validity of the document. When changing a new document, then the new (road) name is entered. Unless you want to be proactive and change it," explained Anies.