Should Cirebon be a province?

Should Cirebon be a province?

From Republika

As a layman and a resident of region III in Cirebon, I disagree with the idea of making Cirebon a province. How can Cirebon take on the provincial responsibilities, with four regencies and one city under its supervision? Managing Cirebon under its present status is already a difficult task. Do we have the human resources to handle provincial matters? This should be taken into account.

It would be wonderful if Cirebon's region III councillors thought about how to revive the economy, increase locally generated income, maintain stability, enforce the law and manage regional autonomy based on prevailing regulations. Moreover, the possibility of making Cirebon a province has yet to be discussed with religious leaders, public figures and reformists in each regency.

H. TAQIYYIN

Majalengka, West Java