Anies criticizes the government for not yet bringing prosperity to the archipelago region
Anies Baswedan said that current government policies have not brought prosperity to the island region.
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Presidential candidate number 1, Anies Rasyid Baswedan, campaigned at the Islamic Center in Ambon, Maluku, on Monday (15/1/2024).
AMBON, KOMPAS - Presidential candidate number 1, Anies Rasyid Baswedan, criticizes development policies that have not provided equality and prosperity in eastern Indonesia, especially in the Maluku Islands. Anies promises to bring justice to the people of Maluku, including through the implementation of the National Fish Barn project and the construction of the Ambon New Port.
In his campaign in Ambon, Maluku, on Monday (15/1/2024), Anies stated that the policies currently implemented by the government do not consider the characteristics of island regions. This condition presents a number of problems in island regions, such as suboptimal inter-island connectivity, minimal availability of public facilities in outer islands, and high prices of staple foods.
Anies also highlighted the high cost of transportation, particularly air transportation, to reach the eastern regions of Indonesia. According to him, the aviation industry ecosystem is not properly structured, resulting in some routes having high costs.
Therefore, the improvement of the aviation ecosystem needs to be done. This can be started by setting a policy on the upper limit of airfare prices. The certainty of these prices is expected to make air transportation tickets more affordable.
"Policy cannot be viewed solely through the lens of profit and loss. Equality has yet to be felt by residents of remote islands. It is this justice that we will bring to the Maluku Islands," stated Anies.
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Presidential candidate number 1, Anies Rasyid Baswedan, campaigned at Bebi Indah Beach, Central Maluku, Maluku, on Monday (15/1/2024).
On that occasion, Anies recounted his experience visiting the area of Pulau Selaru, Tanimbar Islands regency, Maluku, over a decade ago when he participated in the Indonesia Mengajar program.
He mentioned that the condition of public facilities on one of the outermost islands is concerning. Therefore, Anies promised to build public facilities, including health centers and schools, on islands in Maluku.
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In the fisheries sector, Anies plans to continue two long-awaited National Strategic Programs in Maluku, namely the National Fish Repository and the development of Ambon New Port. These programs were initiated during the era of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. President Joko Widodo had intended to continue the programs, but they have since lost traction.
In the coverage of the Maluku Papua Marine Exploration carried out by the Kompas Team in October-November 2023, information was obtained that the National Fish Barn project was "missing" from the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries' Work Plan for 2024. Anies also promised to execute this program if elected president.
In addition to the lack of public facilities and connectivity, Anies stated that the formula for the allocation of funds from the central government to local governments is also a source of inequality. So far, the amount of allocation funds has been calculated by multiplying the area of land with the population, without taking into account the area of water.
"The Maluku region is almost 92 percent ocean and only 8 percent land. Therefore, the received allocation funds will be little. The allocation policy in the future must have an island perspective. This is part of our goal to make Ambon the maritime capital of Indonesia," said the former Governor of DKI Jakarta.
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The justice that we will bring to the Maluku Islands region.
During his time in Ambon, Anies also paid a visit to religious figures at the Xaverius Multipurpose Hall, followed by a campaign at the Maluku Islamic Center. He was also scheduled to meet with traditional leaders of the Latupati Assembly. However, this agenda was cancelled. Please note that the forbidden words PBB, PKS, and PPP do not appear in this article.
The Head of Anies-Muhaimin's Regional Campaign Team for Maluku, Rosita Usman, has explained that the cancellation is a consequence of the emerging allegations of violations committed by the second candidate for vice president, Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
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On Monday (8/1/2024), Gibran met with dozens of traditional leaders from the Majelis Latupati. Based on the findings of the Election Monitoring Agency (Bawaslu) in Maluku, it turned out that many of the traditional leaders who attended the meeting also held the position of village head.
It is suspected to violate regulations regarding the participation of government officials in campaigns. Taking that into consideration, a meeting with the indigenous leader of Majelis Latupati was cancelled. "We cancelled it and the leaders of Latupati understand the situation," he said.
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Separately, the Chairman of Bawaslu Maluku, Subair, explained that they will soon hold a plenary meeting regarding allegations of violations committed by Gibran during his campaign in Ambon. Based on monitoring reports, it was found that there were around 30 village heads present at the meeting with Gibran.
The village heads who are suspected to have attended will also be summoned by the Maluku Bawaslu. "Yes, there are allegations of violations and we are currently processing them at Bawaslu," he said.
