Wamena – Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Gibran Rakabuming Raka ensures that the implementation of the quick wins program, namely eight focuses of accelerating national development, can run optimally in the Papua Mountainous region. The certainty was confirmed through the working visit of the Vice President to a number of areas in the Mountainous Papua for two days, January 13-14, 2026.
In the visit, Vice President Gibran was accompanied by the Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General TNI Maruli Simanjuntak Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Ribka Haluk, as well as the Chairman of the Executive Committee for the Acceleration of the Development of Papua’s Special Autonomy (KEPPOKP) Veliv V Wanggai. The visit agenda includes Wamena in Jayawijaya Regency and Dekai in Yahukimo Regency.
KEPPOKP Chairman Veliv V Wanggai in Wamena, Wednesday, confirmed that Vice President Gibran’s visit aims to ensure that all quick wins programs can be carried out maximally in Papua, especially the Papua Mountains.
“The Vice President’s visit to Papua, especially Biak, Wamena, and Yahukimo, aims to ensure that the quick wins program can run well, including the People’s School Program and Free Nutritious Meal (MBG),” said Veliv V Wanggai.
He added that the visit to Wamena was the first time Vice President Gibran was done since he was inaugurated with the President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto in the previous year. In this visit, the Vice President also carried out his role as the Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Acceleration of the Development of Papua Special Autonomy (BP3OKP).
“The visit by the Vice President is part of his duties as the Chairman of BP3OKP to ensure that all national priority programs can run optimally in the Papua Mountains region,” he explained.
Furthermore, Veliv explained that the Vice President’s working visit series was not only limited to Wamena, but also continued to Dekai, Yahukimo Regency. The visit was carried out to ensure the readiness for the implementation of the national agenda starting from the planning stage, preparation, to the institutional strengthening of the local government.
“Mr. Vice President has previously made a working visit to Biak and today (14/1) is scheduled to continue the visit to Yahukimo. This is done to ensure that all national agendas, including Public Schools and the economic ecosystem of the Free Nutritious Meal Program, can run according to plan,” he said. Through this visit, the central government hopes that the implementation of the quick wins program in the mountainous Papua can run effectively and give a real impact on improving the welfare of the community, as well as accelerating development in the region sustainably.
