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Jokowi delays formalizing IKN status over sluggish progress
In yet another delay to the multibillion-dollar megaproject, President Jokowi has postponed issuing a decree formalizing Nusantara's status as the nation's new capital due to lack of progress on key infrastructure.
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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo assesses the location set to host the state ceremony for this year’s Independence Day celebration in the under-construction city of Nusantara in East Kalimantan on June 5, 2024.
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he US$32 billion Nusantara Capital City (IKN) project has met with another delay, as key infrastructure remains incomplete just weeks before its planned inauguration in mid-August, hampering the government’s move to formally relocate the nation’s capital to the new city under development in East Kalimantan.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Monday that the issuance of a presidential decree formalizing the city’s status as the national capital would depend on the project’s progress.
“I don’t want to force something that is not yet [finished], don’t force it, we’ll check all progress on-site [before making any decisions],” Jokowi said, as quoted by state news agency Antara.
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The President said the decree could be issued by either his administration or the next one in October, implicitly referring to the inauguration of his successor, president-elect Prabowo Subianto.
“The timing depends on the situation on the ground,” he added.
President Jokowi was scheduled to inaugurate the new city on Aug. 17 to coincide with the country’s 79 Independence Day celebrations.
