John Otto Ondawame, who had left his law school in Jayapura because of being followed and threatened with death by the Indonesian ABRI day and night, became the right-hand man of Jacob Prai.
John Otto Ondawame (waktu itu ia meninggalkan sekolah hukum di Jayapura karena diikuti dan diancam untuk dibunuh oleh ABRI Indonesia siang dan malam) menjadi tangan kanan dari Jacob Prai.