Papua - The inter-tribal riot in Yahukimo due to hoax on the passing of one of the former regents in the region is now slowly normalising, even becoming more united under the new government's 100-day programmes.
The Noken Community Development Unit of Indonesian National Police of Yahukimo region on Friday, October 22, 2021, from 10.00 to 14.00, accompanied Yahukimo regent and vice-regent to conduct First Rice Planting in the context of the 100 days programme of Yahukimo regency in the rice field of Moroku village, Yahukimo regency.
Besides regent and vice-regent, the event was also attended by Commander of 1715/YHK Military District, Infantry Lieutenant Colonel Christian FR Ireuw, Chief of Yahukimo Departmental Police, Police Grand Commissioner Attendant Deni Hardiana, First Vice Chairman of Yahukimo Regency People's Representative Assembly, Nehemia Elopore, Interim Regional Secretary of Yahukimo Regency, Elay Giban, Head of Agriculture Agency, Bongga Sumule, Head of Agriculture Board of Yahukimo Regency, Neri Balingga, Head of Development Planning Board, Kalvin B, Rev Martin Pasulu, and 50 members of the farming group.
The activity began with the symbolic handover of hat and hoe from Head of Agriculture Agency, Bongga Sumule, to the Regional Leadership Meeting and continued by opening prayer by Rev Holiek Balingga.
The Head of Agriculture Agency also gave some statements:
"First, we would like to say that the rice farming had been started by former regent Ones Pahabol, but it never continued in the following years so that, now, with the great vision of Mr Regent on how to achieve food security then we try to cooperate with everyone, so we hope for the better future. We also have a dream of Yahukimo becoming the rice supplier for Papua mountains regions. We hope that through the regional company, there would be better cooperation and we hope that this rice field could be a benchmark for other sectors in Yahukimo regency to move forward from the farming and fisheries so Yahukimo could be more independent in the future"
Mr Seru Ira as the rice field owner also had stated as follows:
"We, the people of Momuna tribe as the owner of the land, agree to give this to the government to convert it into rice farm. We thank the Mr Regent and Yahukimo regional government who takes attention to us Momuna people".
The activity then continued with the opening statement from the Regent of Yahukimo, Didimus Yahuli, which essentially said:
1. We have to thank God. Because of His blessing, we gather here to achieve our agenda of smart, healthy, independent Yahukimo, with the main theme of Recovering Yahukimo.
2. We thanked the chieftain and Momuna people who have given their land to be converted into rice fields.
3. The local government would build houses for the farmers and give salaries to them.
The next activity was the planting rice symbolically by the Regional Leaders Meeting (Muspida), praying, and eating together with Rev Martin Pasulu, which later continued to the planting of the first stone by the Muspida for the development of 100 houses of the Momuna tribe.