Ex-Kunak rep dies of Covid-19

 

Former Kunak assemblyperson Nilwan Kabang died of Covid-19 early this morning.

The 71-year-old Sabah Umno deputy information chief breathed his last at 3.45am at the Gleneagles Hospital.

Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Bung Moktar Radin confirmed the sad news and said that Nilwan was admitted to the private hospital early this month.

“On behalf of Umno Sabah, I would like to extend my condolences to Nilwan’s family and his wife Amnani Abdullah. May his family remain strong in facing this difficult time.

“We pray that his soul will be blessed and placed among the righteous,” he said in a statement in Kota Kinabalu today.

Nilwan was a two-term assemblyperson for the Kunak state constituency from 2008 to 2018 before losing to Warisan candidate Norazlinah Arif in the 14th general election.

Bung Moktar described Nilwan’s death as a great loss to the Sabah Umno and the people in the state.

“The late Nilwan was a strong-willed person who did not give up easily and was always calm in the face of adversity.

“He was also a close friend of mine and we have been involved in politics since the era of United Sabah National Organisation (Usno),” the Sabah Umno liaison chairperson said.

- Bernama