BGN: We Have Never Appointed Intermediaries or Brokers for SPPG Site Locations

Deputy Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Sony Sonjaya, has stated that the agency has never appointed intermediaries or brokers to determine the location sites for Nutrition Service Unit (SPPG). Sony explained that all SPPG application and verification processes are conducted transparently in accordance with applicable regulations. ‘BGN has never appointed intermediaries, brokers, or any party that can guarantee an individual obtaining an SPPG location site by paying a sum of money,’ Sony said in a press statement on Saturday, 30 May 2026. ‘All legitimate SPPG application and verification processes have never been charged any fees by the National Nutrition Agency,’ he stressed. He reiterated that since the implementation of the MBG program, the public has been advised not to trust certain parties, particularly those claiming to expedite approval or guarantee SPPG operations in exchange for money. Previously, a case of alleged fraud and embezzlement under the guise of SPPG construction occurred in East Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara. The case began with public reports of fraud where perpetrators promised the construction and operation of SPPG kitchens. After victims handed over money, the perpetrators promised to provide construction site locations until the kitchen was ready for use. However, in reality, the construction promises never materialised and the money paid by victims was not returned.