DPRD Sumut: Bobby's Nias Office Move Accelerates Development

Medan (ANTARA) - The North Sumatra Provincial DPRD has stated that Governor Bobby Nasution’s move to work from the Nias Islands is aimed at accelerating development programmes in the island region.

“What is certain is that today we appreciate the step or policy taken by the Governor to accelerate development in North Sumatra, particularly the Nias Islands,” said Timbul Jaya, Chair of Commission D of the North Sumatra DPRD, at Tureloto Beach, North Nias Regency, North Sumatra, on Friday.

He said Governor Bobby’s policy of working from the Nias Islands is one of the strategic efforts to improve the island region so that it can be removed from the underdeveloped category.

This demonstrates the seriousness of the North Sumatra Provincial Government in ensuring development programmes run effectively and directly address the needs of the Nias community.

“Our presence here as Commission D of the North Sumatra DPRD, together with Governor Bobby Nasution’s working from Nias, aims to directly inspect the implementation of various North Sumatra Provincial Government programmes in Nias,” Timbul explained.

He also said the North Sumatra DPRD wants to ensure that the allocated budget is truly utilised optimally and that its benefits are felt by the people of Nias.

“As we know, of the hundreds of billions of rupiah allocated to the Nias Islands, there is infrastructure, health, and other sectors. We can see that it is very beneficial for the people of Nias, particularly in boosting the economy,” Timbul said.

North Sumatra DPRD member Defri Noval Pasaribu added that the policy of working from the Nias Islands represents a new leadership model being implemented by North Sumatra Governor Bobby Nasution.

According to him, Governor Bobby’s direct presence among the Nias community is an effective way to understand the problems and provide the solutions needed by local residents.

“With the large amount of provincial budget allocated to Nias, we in Commission D of the North Sumatra DPRD need to see directly how the budget brought to the Nias Islands can be used effectively and on target,” Defri said.

North Sumatra Governor Bobby Nasution said that the North Sumatra Provincial Government has allocated a budget of nearly Rp500 billion for development in the Nias Islands in 2026.

“For the Nias Islands, we would like to inform you that in 2026 we are allocating a budget of nearly Rp500 billion for the entire Nias Islands. This is a significant increase from the previous year’s allocation of only Rp250 billion,” Bobby said.