Upacara Peringatan HUT Kemerdekaan RI di Papua Berlangsung Khidmat, Sejumlah Pejabat Gunakan Baju Adat

JAYAPURA - Upacara peringatan HUT ke-78 Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia di Provinsi Papua berlangsung penuh haru. Dilaksanakan di Stadion Mandala Jayapura, Kamis (17/8/2023), para pejabat Pemprov Papua hingga DPRP menggunakan baju adat.

Pelaksanaan upacara sendiri dimulai pukul 10.00 WIT, ditandai dengan bunyi sirene dan meriam selama 60 detik.

Plh Gubernur Papua, Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun mengatakan peringatan Kemerdekaan Indonesia kali ini merupakan momentum bagi pemerintah untuk semakin maju dan bangkit setelah pandemi COVID-19. 

Ia juga mengajak seluruh elemen masyarakat di Papua untuk mengisi Kemerdekaan Indonesia yang diraih susah payah oleh para pahlawan. "Mari kita mengisinya dengan menjaga persatuan dan kesatuan Papua dalam bingkai Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia (NKRI)," imbau dia.

Diketahui, dalam upacara peringatan HUT RI 2023 di Papua, Plh Gubernur Papua Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun bertindak sebagai Inspektur Upacara (Irup). Dihiasi sejumlah atraksi paramotor dan penampilan maerching band, pelaksanaan HUT RI menyedot animo masyarakat, yang sebelumnya terkendala pandemi COVID-19.

Sementara pada upacara bendera yang mengusung tema nasional "Terus Melaju, Indonesia Maju" ini, terpilih 69 putra dan putri dari seluruh Papua untuk menjadi Pasukan Pengibar Bendera Pusaka (Paskibraka) merah putih.

Mereka dipimpin Komandan Paskribaka Lettu Inf Muhammad Faras Ramadhan yang keseharian menjabat sebagai Danton 3 Kompi Senapan C Yonif 751/Vira Jaya Sakti.

Pasukan tersebut dibagi dalam tiga bagian yakni pasukan 17, pasukan 8 dan pasukan 45, dimana yang bertugas sebagai penerima bendera, Mariam Agnes Tokoro dari SMA YPPGI Sentani. Sedangkan bertugas sebagai pengibar bendera, Gerald Bano dari SMA Negeri 1 Jayapura, Zhaquelle Wanggai dari SMA Negeri 2 Jayapura dan Glen Awi SMA Negeri 1 Jayapura. 

Selain itu, bertindak sebagai komandan upacara Letkol Mar Fachrul Ahmadi yang merupakan Komandan Batalyon Marinir Pertahanan Pangkalan X Jayapura. Pembacaan teks Proklamasi dibacakan Ketua DPRP Johny Banua Rouw.  ***

JAYAPURA - The commemoration ceremony for the 78th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia in Papua Province was full of emotion. It was held at the Mandala Stadium in Jayapura, Thursday (17/8/2023), officials of the Papua Provincial Government wore traditional clothes.

The ceremony began at 10 a.m. and was marked by the sound of sirens and cannons for 60 seconds.

Acting Governor of Papua, Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun said the commemoration of Indonesian Independence Day was a momentum for the government to keep moving forward and rise after the COVID-19 pandemic.

He also invited all people in Papua to fill the Indonesian Independence, which has been hard-won by heroes. "We fill it by maintaining the unity of Papua within the framework of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI)," he appealed.

It is known, in the commemoration ceremony of the 2023 Indonesian Independence Day in Papua, the Acting Governor of Papua Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun acted as the Inspector of Ceremony. Decorated with a number of paramotor attractions and marching band performances, the implementation of the Indonesian Independence Day attracted public interest, which was previously constrained by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Meanwhile, at the flag ceremony which carried the national theme "Keep Moving Forward for an Advanced Indonesia.", 69 students from all over Papua were selected to become the Heritage Flag Raising Force.

They are led by the Commander Lieutenant Inf Muhammad Faras Ramadhan who daily serves as Third Rifle Company Commander C Yonif 751 / Vira Jaya Sakti.

The troops were divided into three parts, namely Troop 17, 8, and 45, Mariam Agnes Tokoro from YPPGI Sentani High School as the flag recipient, Gerald Bano from SMA Negeri 1 Jayapura, Zhaquelle Wanggai from SMA Negeri 2 Jayapura and Glen Awi SMA Negeri 1 Jayapura as flag raisers.

As ceremonial commander Lt. Col. Mar Fachrul Ahmadi who is the Commander of the Marine Defense Battalion Base X Jayapura. The text of the Proclamation was read by DPRP Speaker Johny Banua Rouw. ***