President Jokowi in Cirebon to Distribute 3,000 Land Certificates

President Jokowi distributes land certificate at Function Hall, The Radiant Hotel, Kondangsari Village, Beber Sub-district, Cirebon Regency. (Photo by : BPMI).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo directly distributed Land Certificates to resident in Cirebon Regency and the surroundings.

Distribution took place at Function Hall, the Radiant Hotel, Kondangsari Village, Beber Sub-district, Cirebon Regency.

“There are 3,000 certificates that will be distributed to you.” said the President.

A total of 3,000 land certificate were distributed directly by President Jokowi consisting of 1,450 land certificates from Cirebon Regency, 50 land certificates from Cirebon City, and 500 land certificates from each of Majalengka Regency, Kuningan Regency, and Indramayu Regency respectively, while the remaining 6,810 land certificates will be distributed to the corresponding people by District Land Office one week after the event.

President Jokowi went on to say that the distribution of land certificate is important to avoid more land dispute.

“Every time I visit the region, I always got complaints regarding land dispute, be it among the people, between the people and Government, state-owned enterprises, neighbors or among families.” the President said.

The President also said that land certificate must be distributed to people and every year, only about 500 thousand land certificate are distributed.

“Therefore, I ordered the Minister who is also Head of National Land Agency (BPN). Last year, I ordered for 5 million Land Certificates to be issued. 7 million for this year and 9 million for next year,” President Jokowi said.

On that occasion President Jokowi also reminded the people who receive the certificate to keep their certificates well and secure.

“Please store it inside a plastic bag, so if your house has a leak roof, the certificate won’t get damaged. Get it copied, too,” the President continued.

President Jokowi also hopes the people will think it over if they decide to use it as collateral to then bank. “Don’t be compulsive. Make sure you calculate it first,” the President concluded.

Joining the President at the event were Minister of Religious Affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono, Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial/Head of National Land Agency Sofyan Djalil and West Java Govenor Ahmad Heryawan. (BPMI/EN) (GWH/EP/Naster).