Polemic dualism about Regional Secretary of Papua, Ended

The debate on the dualism of the position of Regional Secretary of Papua, is now over.

Dance Yulian Flassy who was appointed by Minister of Home Affair Tito Karnavian in Jakarta as the definitive Papuan Secretary, was confirmed to have met Governor Lukas Enembe with Doren Wakerkwa who was appointed by Deputy Governor Klemen Tinal as Acting Regional Secretary.

The result of the meeting agreed in the middle of this month, will be carried out by the handover of the position of the Papuan Regional Secretary from Doren Wakerkwa to Dance Yulian Flassy.

"I have met the governor and agreed to hand over a position planned on March 15, 2021".

"Essentially, communication has been good with all parties and actually this communication has been established a long time ago. Only earlier (Friday, red), after the inauguration I reported to the governor with Mr. Doren Wakerkwa, " Dance Yulian Flassy told the press, Friday (5/3/2021), in Jayapura.

Dance said that he had visited the workroom and the office house. Until confirmed after handover of a position, he will be directly tasked with helping and succeeding the vision and mission of the Governor.

"So on this occasion I conveyed on Monday (8/3/2021) I will not hold a briefing as my statement yesterday. Surely it was done after handover of a position," he said. 

Previously, Governor Lukas Enembe expressed respect and will implement presidential decree No. 159/TPA/2020, related to the inauguration of Dance Yulian Flassy as the definitive Papuan Regional Secretary by the Minister of Trade, Monday (1/3/2021), in Jakarta.

On the same day, however, he appointed Deputy Governor of Papua Klemen Tinal, re-appointing Doren Wakerkwa as Acting Secretary.

"We will receive a definitive Regional Secretary, after the end of the term of office of the Acting Regional Secretary who has been appointed".

Lukas claimed not to know the agenda of the inauguration of Dance Yulian Flassy as the definitive Papuan Regional Secretary by the Minister of Home Affair. So the decision to appoint Doren Wakerkwa as Acting Regional Secretary of Papua, was to fill the vacancy of Regional Secretary.