KUPANG - The Governor of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) for the period 2008 to 2018 (two periods) Frans Lebu Raya died on Sunday afternoon after being treated intensively at the Bali Sanglah Hospital.

Bernadus, the younger brother of the PDI-P figure, confirmed the news.

"It's true that my Kaka recently died at Sanglah Hospital, and I'm currently preparing to go to Bali," he said, quoted by Antara, Sunday, December 19.

He explained that Frans Lebu Raya had been in intensive care at the hospital for the past three weeks, the founder of the PDIP NTT.

This news was also confirmed by a special staff of the Governor of NTT Aloysius Liliweri. He said the NTT Provincial Government mourned the passing of the former NTT Governor.

"The governor has ordered to prepare everything," he added.

Meanwhile, the Chair of the NTT DPRD as well as the Chair of the NTT PDIP DPD Emilia Nomleni said that she was still waiting for further information on whether the body of the former NTT Governor would be buried in NTT or in Bali.

"We are still waiting for more information. But what is certain is that the people of NTT have lost a great figure," he said.


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