Pekanbaru, Riau, July 28 -- Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has said that he is still awaiting President Prabowo Subianto's decision on his potential assignment to Papua or Nusantara capital city in East Kalimantan to support development programs.

He affirmed that, as an aide to President Prabowo, he is ready to work from anywhere to help advance government initiatives and goals.

"In essence, I, as an aide to the President, stand ready to be stationed anywhere, including in Papua and Nusantara. I am awaiting an instruction from the President," he told the press during a visit to Pekanbaru city, Riau, on Monday.

He made the statement at a junior high school built under the tuition-free Sekolah Rakyat (People's Schools) program, in...