Tuban residents flocked to buy cars, Hamlet Head: They used to strenuously refuse to sell land

TUBAN, KOMPAS.com – Several residents of Sumurgeneng village, Jenu district, Tuban Regency, East Java, had refused to sell their land to PT Pertamina.

After agreeing to sell land for the oil refinery development, a large number of residents bought cars simultaneously.

The residents who bought the car together and in groups were residents of Dusun Pomahan and Dusun Sumurgeneng.

The head of Pomahan Hamlet, Sumurgeneng Village, Kasiyanto said, 17 cars were sent from Surabaya and Gresik arriving on Sunday (2/14/2021).

Also, there were three cars from a dealership in Tuban that also arrived that day.

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“On average, the cars they buy are the Innova, HRV, Expander, Pajero and Honda Jazz types,” Kasiyanto said, when meeting with Kompas.com at Sumurgeneng Village Hall on Wednesday (2/17/2021).

They bought a car after receiving the final payment for the shipment which was deposited with the Tuban District Court.

“Those who bought a new car simultaneously yesterday were a group that previously resisted selling their land,” he said.

Kasiyanto said there were up to 70 Heads of Household (KK) in Pomahan Hamlet, Sumurgeneng Village, who received money from Pertamina for selling land.

Of the 70 families, some 50 families previously refused to sell land for the development of a new base refinery (NGRR).