TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Presidential spokesman Johan Budi in Jakarta Presidential Palace said President Joko Widodo came up with the plan to move the capital Jakarta to Palangkaraya when he visited the city.
"This plan came up when the president visited Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, last year. It was put forward by the people there and they referred to a statement released by Bung Karno to make Palangkaraya the capital of the country," Johan said on Friday (7/4).
Johan added that the proposal was also supported by the fact that Palangkaraya is situated on the equator line.
Despite the proposal, Johan believes that Palangkaraya is not ready to be the capital of Indonesia since it involves complex processes.
President Joko Widodo seriously considers this plan as he asked National Development Planning (PPN) Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro and the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) to conduct technical review.
Bambang further explained when he attended Central Kalimantan National Assembly’s Development Plan on Thursday (6/4) that the review is necessary and the President is very serious about this.
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