Lima Kepala Daerah di Papua Terima Penghargaan Menag RI

Sebanyak lima kepala daerah di Papua menerima penghargaan dari Menteri Agama Jenderal Purn Fachrul Razi, Kamis (3/9/2020), di Jayapura.

Penghargaan diberikan atas kepedulian mereka melakukan pembinaan agama di masing-masing wilayahnya.

Para kepala daerah tersebut, yakni Walikota Jayapura Benhur Tomi Mano, Bupati Kepulauan Yapen Tony Tesar, Bupati Tolikara Usman Wanimbo, Bupati Jayapura Matius Awoitauw dan Bupati Mamberamo Tengah Ricky Ham Pagawak.

Dalam kesempatan itu, Menag Fachrul Razi tak ragu memuji kinerja lima kepala daerah penerima penghargaan yang begitu peduli dengan bidang keagamaan secara menyeluruh. 

Pihaknya berharap hal itu dapat ditiru oleh kepala daerah lainnya di Bumi Cenderawasih.

Sementara itu, Kepala Kantor Wilayah (Kakanwil) Kementerian Agama Provinsi Papua Pdt. Amsal Yowei katakan kehadiran Menteri Agama di Bumi Cendrawasih, sebagai salah satu upaya merespon harapan untuk bisa langsung bertatap muka dengan tokoh agama dan adat di Papua. 

“Untuk itu, kami memberikan apresiasi kepada Menteri Agama RI karena sudah menunjukkan kepedulian terhadap masyarakat Papua melalui kunjungan kerja saat ini yang dirangkaikan dengan sejumlah kegiatan lainya,” ujar Pdt. Amsal Yowei.

Saat ini Kementerian Agama tengah gencarnya melakukan sosialisasi program “Kita Cinta Papua”, melalui penyerahan dokumen permohonan usulan alih status dan penegerian lembaga pendidikan keagamaan.

Kemudian penyerahan beasiswa afirmasi “Kita Cinta Papua” kepada mahasiswa putra-putri orang asli Papua (OAP), sekaligus penyerahan bantuan lembaga keagamaan dan pendidikan keagamaan.

Kakanwil Kemenag Papua pun mengajak seluruh jajarannya di 29 Kabupaten dan Kota, guna memberi dukungan penuh dalam menyokong program “Kita Cinta Papua” tersebut.

The award is given for their concern to conduct religious coaching in each region. The regional heads are Jayapura Mayor Benhur Tomi Mano, Yapen Islands Regent Tony Tesar, Tolikara Regent Usman Wanimbo, Jayapura Regent Matthew Awoitauw and Central Mamberamo Regent Ricky Ham Pagawak. 

On that occasion, Minister Fachrul Razi no doubt praised the performance of the five regional heads of the award recipients who were so concerned with the religious field as a whole.

It hopes it can be replicated by other regional heads in Papua.

Meanwhile, the Head of regional office (Kakanwil) of the Ministry of Religion of Papua Province Rev. Proverb Yowei said the presence of the Minister of Religious Affairs in Papua, as one of the efforts to respond to the hope of being able to come face-to-face with religious and indigenous figures in Papua.

"Therefore, we appreciate the Minister of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia for showing concern for Papuans through current work visits that are assembled with a number of other activities," said Rev. Amsal Yowei.

Currently, the Ministry of Religious Affairs is in the midst of socializing the program "Kita Cinta Papua", through the submission of a document requesting the transfer of status and the state of religious educational institutions, continued to the handover of affirmation scholarship "Kita Cinta Papua" to Papuan indigenous children (OAP) students and the handover of religious institutions and religious education.

The Head of regional office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Papua also invited all its ranks in 29 Districts and Cities to give full support in the "Kita Cinta Papua" program.