Political parties, local officials and civic activists in Incheon are pushing back against the government’s plan to relocate the Overseas Koreans Agency (OKA) to Sejong, calling the decision unilateral and demanding it be scrapped. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced Oct. 13 that 44 ministries and agencies would relocate in phases beginning next year through 2031 as part of a national strategy to break up the capital area-centered administrative system. The agency, which oversees diaspora policy under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is among the first six agencies slated to move — scheduled to leave its Incheon headquarters for the administrative city of Sejong by the first half of 2027. The OKA was originally established in Incheon following fierce competition among local governments, with the city selected for its proximity to Incheon International Airport and its symbolic significance as a gateway for the Korean diaspora. The agency had more recently been weighing a move to a government building in Seoul after struggling to find suitable premises, with a plan to coo