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President Joko Widodo instructed the Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial Planning / Head of National Agriculture Agency (BPN) to realize the target of issuance of land certificate for the people of West Sumatra in 2023.

Up to now there have been only 700 thousand land certificates successfully issued and submitted to the people of West Sumatra. In fact, there should be 1.7 million certificates that must be published soon.

"The BPN office in West Sumatra still has obligation to to hand in one million certificates to the people. That must be resolved soon," said President to the people who attended the Dharmasraya Sports Arena (GOR), Koto Baru, Dharmasraya Regency, West Sumatra, Wednesday, February 7, 2018.

On the occasion, the Head of State also explained how important the certificate as proof of land rights owned by the community. 

Therefore, the President requested that the community to keep the certificates in a safe and not easily damaged place. 

Also present at the ceremony were the Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, Minister of Agriculture and Spatial Planning / Head of BPN Sofyan Djalil, Social Minister Idrus Marham, Deputy Minister of EMR Arcandra Tahar, West Sumatra Governor Irwan Prayitno, Dharmasraya Regent Sutan Riska Tuanku Raja and BRI Chief Commissioner Andrinof Chaniago. (Release Protocol, Press and Media of Secretariat of the President)