TNI Commander Admiral Yudo Margono supports the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) to strengthen village governments by helping organize training to strengthen village governments or P3PD.

According to Yudo, a strong village government can present a safe and strong village, so that it can also create a strong and strong NKRIAman.

"The village is safe and strong, so the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) will be safe and strong," Yudo said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 12.

The Commander conveyed this at the Kick-off National Coordination Meeting (Rakornas) of the Village Government and Development Strengthening Program (P3PD) in Jakarta, Tuesday (11/7).

Admiral Yudo said that as mandated by Law (UU) Number 6 of 2014 concerning Villages, villages are actually subjects as well as spearheads of development.

Therefore, strong and nationalist village leaders are needed to keep all villages more advanced and remain within the framework of the Republic of Indonesia.

Yudo also reminded the village government to have autonomy to plan and direct village development programs.

Thus, he continued, village leaders must be innovative, move towards progress and have a national perspective, love for the country, and understand the concept of defense well. The TNI is also ready to help if needed in the implementation of village programs," he added.

"The TNI will be ready to help if there is a village program in need," he said.

Meanwhile, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian said the village was a new center of economy amid the high pace of urbanization.

Therefore, Tito invites the community to jointly strengthen villages so that the acceleration of development and prevention of urbanization phenomena can be carried out properly.

"Villages must be a new economic center, not just relying on cities," said Tito Karnavian.


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