goodmorningpapua.com – Velix Wanggai when confirmed by Cenderawasih Pos regarding his circulating name as Acting Governor, he responded with thanks for his prayers. “Permission, we are currently still on duty in Jakarta, thank you for the prayers,” said Velix via WhatsApp message to Cenderawasih Pos.
To reporters in Merauke, a Deputy Chair II of the Papuan DPR, Edoardus Kaize, expressed his appreciation for the steps taken by the Central Government to provide opportunities for indigenous Papuan children to lead their respective regions. “We need to appreciate the central government for providing opportunities for indigenous Papuan children to lead their regions,” he said, Saturday (5/11).
One of these names is Uncen Chancellor Dr. Ir. Apollo Safanpo, ST, MT, who will be appointed as the acting Governor of South Papua. This PDI-Struggle politician from South Papua considers that it is very appropriate for Uncen Rector Apollo Safanpo to be appointed as the acting Governor of South Papua.
Apart from the fact that the Chancellor of Uncen is a child from Southern Papua, Apollo Safanpo is also considered to have understood regional conditions and the character of the people in Southern Papua. “There is also the name of Pak Kodomo, but I don’t think it’s a problem and if the Chancellor of Uncen (Apollo Safanpo, ed) becomes the Acting Governor of South Papua, even better.
Because he is a proven Southern child. Because the Chancellor is not easy. Because he has tens of thousands of students by dealing with various types of people and he appears and becomes a leader there. It’s not easy. So if I become acting governor, I think it’s the right thing,” he said.
Edoardus Kaize considered that if the acting governors of the 3 new autonomous regions of the province match the names circulating in the community, it is in line with the expectations of the Papuan people who expect the acting governors of the 3 new autonomous regions to be native Papuans. “If those names are sworn in later as the Acting Governors, I think it is in accordance with the prayers and hopes of all of us Papuan people,” he concluded.