Your Hope for the Elected President?
My hope for the next president is that the he pays more attention to the Papuan people
Especially to young Papuans who are still in need of jobs
Other than that, the elected president should make Papua more prosperous
And no more killings, the elected president should guarantee our safety and welfare
The elected president should pay more attention to Papuans
There are many things, but I will speak more about education
If possible, the education standard should become the same as it is in Java
So Papuans can compete in the education systems in Java or Jakarta
Because it is still very lowly developed in here. especially in remote areas
So if possible, there should be equality in the education system
Our brothers and sisters in Jakarta should also be taken care of by the government
Because they are also human, like the elected president or other leaders
There should be some changes in Papua for example why is Papua so different when compared to Jakarta?
Especially in terms of development
In Papua it is quite slow and less developed, for example PenPres 84 is a regulation on development in Papua
That regulation was issued by the Indonesian government itself
Without that, Papuan people could prosper and have some improvement in human resources
I hope that the elected president can build a Papua similar to Jakarta
I hope this elected president will pay attention to his people, especially Papuans
And raise its status to be much better so it can be known all over the world
Pay attention so that the Papuans will be in a much better state than they are now
So what's the difference now since Jokowi visited Papua?
I'm really happy because when he visited us in Raja Ampat and Papua, he can really see what really happens here
And what Papuan people have been hoping for
Jokowi is really humble and he responded well to people
And he didn't segregate us based on our economy backgrounds
For him it doesn't matter if we are rich or poor, businessmen or not or anything else...
If he gets elected he can really help us develop this country
There's no effect when Jokowi came to Papua
It's like that for me, maybe for others it's different
I think there's an effect when he visited us
It's rare that we see any president go down to the people the way he has, and especially how he went to traditional markets
So for me, I think he affected us, because I think there hasn't been any president who came down to the people like Jokowi
And even when they do want to pay a visit, they will bring so many guards
You can see these presidential candidates surrounded by guards, it happens in the capital
When Jokowi came to Sorong, he visited the traditional market and I was told that some locals wept in tears when they saw him
It's clear I'm hoping that this election will be held in peace
That's for sure, I hope this election can be held peacefully
I think that's what we are all hoping
From the beginning until end, I hope there's no conflict between their supporters
I'm hoping for a peaceful election, no riots or anything else
So I hope that in this election, it will be peaceful and secure