Central Kalimantan Governor Sugianto Sabran has called on the Bakumpai people in Central and South Kalimantan provinces to welcome the new capital, Nusantara, by enhancing human resources development.
“To welcome the new capital, let us enhance the development of our human resources,” Sabran stated while attending the gathering of local organisation Bakumpai Family Association (KKB) here, Saturday.
Bakumpai are indigenous people of Kalimantan and are considered as a sub-ethnic group of the Dayak Ngaju. They occupy along the Barito riverbanks in South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan.
In particular, the governor expressed hope that the Bakumpai elders could contribute to preparing the younger generation to win the competition and grab opportunities to develop and face challenges in the future.
He noted that the Bakumpai people, a sub-ethnic of Dayak people which the organisation unites, occupy the Barito river basin, not far from the new state capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan.
To demonstrate the provincial government’s commitment to enhancing human resources development in the region, he affirmed that a university will be developed in the Barito river basin region.
“We have surveyed several prospective locations for the university and also devised the development masterplan,” Sabran noted.
He then expressed hope that the university development could commence in 2023.
Meanwhile, the head of KKB’s Central Kalimantan branch, Suriansyah Murhaeni, reiterated the organisation’s commitment to supporting developments in various sectors, including sectors which would elevate the dignity of Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan residents.
He added that the gathering was the first to involve the Bakumpai people of Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan provinces.
“This gathering is also to reintroduce elements of the Bakumpai people and society in Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan,” Murhaeni noted.
Moreover, Central KKB Chairperson Yuni Nur Abdi Sulaiman H.B., who also attended the event, commended the support expressed by Sabran and provincial officials for the gathering and the Bakumpai community.
Source: Antara News