In the company of First Lady Iriana and numerous cabinet ministers, the president left Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, at 1 a.m. West Indonesia Standard Time (WIB), and arrived here at 6:20 a.m. East Indonesia Standard Time (WIT), for a six-day working visit from May 7 to 12, 2015.
While in the eastern Indonesian city of Ambon, President Jokowi will open the national congress of Indonesian Municipal Governments Association (APEKSI) and launch the "Mangente Ambon" (Ambon Visit) program 2015.
Thereafter, the president will fly to Buru Island to attend a rice and corn planting ceremony, to inaugurate Way Laman dam, and to distribute Family Welfare Cards (KKS), Indonesia Healthy Cards (KIS), and Indonesia Smart Cards (KIP) to the local community.
Pattimura Military Commander Major General Wiyarto remarked that more than two thousand military personnel will be deployed to provide security during President Jokowis visit to Ambon and Buru Island.
"We are going to deploy a total of 2,665 military personnel to secure the one-day visit by President Jokowi to Ambon and the Buru district town of Namlea on May 7, 2015," Wiyarto revealed here on Tuesday.
In the meantime, Ambon Mayor Richard Louhenapessy affirmed that the organizing committee of APEKSI national congress has made the necessary preparations to organize this strategic event.
"We are ready to make the national congress of APEKSI a great success," Richard remarked.
Later on Friday, President Jokowi and his entourage will visit North Maluku to inaugurate some infrastructure projects in the province.
From North Maluku, the president will leave for the Indonesian easternmost province of Papua on Saturday to inaugurate a new campus of the Institute of Public Administration (IPDN) in Jayapura and some infrastructure projects in the districts of Merauke and Manokwari.
Finally, President Jokowi will leave Papua for a state visit to PNG next Tuesday.
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