Sikka representative urges Maumere events for Frans Seda

Maumere — A Flores regional representative called on Sikka residents to hold interfaith prayers and proposed a community walk ending at Gelora Samador in Maumere ahead of Fransiscus Xaverius Seda’s planned national-hero designation on 10 November 2026.

The new call was made on 8 November 2026 by Firmus Raf Martin, who welcomed the planned honour for Seda, a Sikka-born economist and former minister. The report said the designation would be conferred by President Prabowo Subianto at the State Palace in Jakarta.

Why it matters to readers

The proposed events would give residents in Seda’s home region a public way to mark the national recognition while the formal ceremony takes place in Jakarta. The designation also connects a national state ceremony with commemorations in Maumere and Sikka.

Frans Seda was identified in the reports as Franciscus Xaverius Seda, a figure from Sikka on Flores who served the Indonesian state and later became known by the name Frans Seda. The planned award is scheduled for 10 November 2026, coinciding with Heroes’ Day.

The reports said the East Nusa Tenggara provincial government had confirmed the planned designation. The formal ceremony is expected to be held at the State Palace in Jakarta, with President Prabowo Subianto leading it.

The Maumere community programme proposed by Martin is the next stated public action in Sikka. The reports do not provide a start time or a final route for the walk.

Sources

• Pos Kupang — regional news report
• florespedia.id
• babeindonesia.com
• kompasiana.com