The Ministry of Home Affairs emphasizes that the 4 Island dispute takes place before Bobby is governor

Jakarta -The Interior Ministry has denied the issue of the Governor of the Northern Sumatra Bobby Nasution to annex 4 Islands which became a dispute with Aceh, namely Pulau Panjang, Lipan, Mangkir Gadang and abandoned. Wamendagri Bima Arya emphasized that the 4 Island has occurred before Bobby became governor. “The process took place before Mr. Bobby became governor,” Bima Arya told reporters on Wednesday (6/18/2025). Bima said the provincial government of Northern Sumatra registered the four islands. Likewise with Aceh, but with different coordinate data. Browse to continue with the content “In 2009, the Northern Sumatra Provincial Government registered the four islands. Aceh of 2009 registered four islands, but with different coordinates, it was revised by the province only in 2019,” he said. Bima continued in 2022, and Aceh again gave proof of the ownership of 4 islands when the team did a survey. At the time, Aceh could not show the authenticity of the document. “In 2022, Aceh provided evidence of ownership of 4 islands when the national team did a survey. But it could not show the original documents, and the national team recommends securing the authenticity of documents,” he said. The government has now decided that the four islands, namely Panjang, Catan, moved to Gadang and moved the legal ketek of Aceh administratively. State Minister Prasetyo Hadi asked this decision to be a solution and there was no more reflection in the community. “That’s why we represent the government in the hope that it will be a good way for all of us for the Aceh government for the Northern Sumatra Provincial Government to be a solution we hope to end all the dynamics developing in the community,” Prasetyo said during a press conference on the presidential office, the presidential palp. (6/17/2025). Prasetyo then unveiled the message of President Prabowo Subianto to correct the assumption that there was one province that wanted to put four islands in his field. It is known, and distributed wild issues of entrusted to place these 4 islands in the Northern Sumatra region. Prasetyo has denied that the assumption “including us was asked by the president to rectify issues that have developed that it is not true if there is one provincial government that wants to ‘enter this 4 islands to the administrative area’,” Prasetyo said. Northern Sumatra -Governor Bobby Nasution expressed his gratitude that the polemics of four islands should be resolved quickly and wisely. Bobby also asked the people of Northern Sumatra to maintain harmony with Aceh’s neighbor. Bobby asked the people of Northern Sumatra not to be carried away and not by wild issues related to Aceh. Bobby reminded that Aceh was a neighbor of the Northern Sumatra part of the Republic of Indonesia. “So I ask for permission, I ask all the people of Northern Sumatra, of course, Aceh is a neighboring area with us, does not want to be provoked, does not want to be carried away from the presidential palace, Jakarta, on Tuesday (6/17).