Pertimbangan Pandemi, Agenda Peresmian Venue PON Papua Digelar Virtual

Agenda peresmian venue PON XX Papua pada 20 Oktober 2020 mendatang, kini diwacanakan secara virtual. Keputusan itu disepakati dalam rapat Pemprov Papua yang dihadiri Forkompinda, Pengurus PB PON serta KONI setempat.

Penjabat Sementara Sekda Papua Doren Wakerkwa katakan keputusan menggelar secara virtual sudah melalui berbagai pertimbangan, masukan dan saran. 

“Apalagi penularan virus corona di Kota Jayapura saat ini yang terus menunjukkan tren peningkatan signifikan,” kata ia.

Kapolda Irjen Pol. Paulus Waterpauw menyatakan pihaknya berada pada posisi yang dilematis. Disatu sisi mendukung semangat penyelenggaraan PON, namun bumi cenderawasih saat ini masih menghadapi pandemi corona.

“Kegiatan peresmian venue kita dukung, tetapi mengumpulkan masyarakat itu yang menjadi masalah. Karena Kapolri dalam petunjuk lainnya sudah ditegaskan tidak boleh memberikan ijin dalam bentuk keramaian”.

“Intinya amanat UU memberikan kepolisian wewenang untuk berikan ijin. Tapi kita belum putuskan,” terang ia. 

Sementara menyikapi pelaksanaan peresmian secara virtual Ketua Harian PB PON Papua Yunus Wonda memastikan sudah menyiapkan rencana A dan B, menyikapi kondisi pandemi yang berkembang saat ini.

Oleh karenanya, ia segera menyampaikan teknis penyelenggaraan peresmian venue secara virtual kepada Kapolda Jumat (16/10/2020), besok. Dengan harapan dapat segera disetujui untuk kemudian dilakukan peresmian. 

“Sejak merencanakan peresmian venue kami di PB PON Papua sudah punya rencana A dan B. Nah terkait dengan virtual maka kami coba akan buat satu desain dan melaporkan ke kapolda”.

“Sehingga dengan semangat PON, kita harap peresmian dapat tetap dilaksanakan pada 20 Oktober 2020 mendatang meski mekanismenya secara virtual,” pungkas ia.

The inauguration ceremony of National Sports Week XX Papua venue on October 20, 2020, is now virtually planned. The decision was agreed at a meeting of the Papua Provincial Government attended by Forkompinda, National Sports Week Committee and the local KONI. 

Papua Regional Secretary Doren Wakerkwa said the decision to hold the virtual event had gone through various considerations, feedback and suggestions.

"Moreover, the transmission of coronavirus in Jayapura city today continues to show a significant upward trend," he said.

Police Chief Irjen Pol. Paul Waterpauw said his side was in a dilemma. On the one hand support the spirit of National Sports Week implementation, but Papua is still facing a corona pandemic.

"We support the inauguration of the venue, but gathering the community is the problem because the Police Chief has been confirmed not giving permission in the form of crowds". 

"Essentially the mandate of the Act gives the police the authority to grant permission. But we haven't decided yet," he explained.

While addressing the virtual inauguration, the Daily Chairman of National Sports Week Committee Yunus Wonda confirmed that he had prepared plans A and B, addressing the current pandemic conditions.

Therefore, he immediately delivered the technical implementation of the inauguration of the venue virtually to the Police Chief Friday (16/10/2020), tomorrow. Hopefully it can be approved soon for the inauguration.

“Since planning the inauguration of our venue at National Sports Week Committee Papua, we already have plans A and B. Well related to virtual, we will try to make a design and report to the Police Chief.”

"So with the spirit of National Sports Week, we hope that the inauguration can still be held on October 20, 2020 even though the mechanism is virtually," he concluded.