Jayapura, Papua Papua Governor Lukas Enembe has announced that he and Home Minister Tito Karnavian have agreed on a planned regional division in Papua based on customary territories.

“When the regional division comes true, it is expected to be followed by an acceleration of regional development and financial policies,” he said in a press statement that ANTARA received here on Saturday.

The Papuan administration has been proposing the regional division based on customary territories to the central government since 2014 to help accelerate regional development in the easternmost province, Enembe pointed out.

There are five customary territories in Papua, he said, adding that the regional division must be followed up with accelerated development, as expected by the central government.

Meanwhile, Home Minister Tito Karnavian said he met with Governor Enembe to discuss matters related to the planned regional division in Papua.

Governor Enembe has proposed that the regional division be carried out by referring to Papua’s customary territories, Karnavian informed.

“I have explained that the House of Representatives (DPR) is currently deliberating three (new) provinces. They are South Papua, Central Papua, and Pegunungan Tengah. The proposal to establish a southwest province will very much likely be deliberated this year while its division will be implemented next year,” he said.

The proposal to establish North Papua province would also be accommodated in the House’s National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) list, which will be deliberated in 2023, he added.

Source: Antara News