Naga people have a history; this history is not arbitrary—not wielded under conditions created by the Nagas, but under conditions directly primordial, a given-ness, trajected from the past. A past, whose history is inalienably the soul of the Nagas.
Superfluous as it may appear, this is the reason of our survival and our un-extinguishable energy. In the last 36 months of the Journey of Common hope, Nagas have achieved tangible outcomes. We must now move on with resolute tenacity more than ever. On four occasions: September 25, 2008, at the Sumi Baptist Church, Dimapur, 47 Naga organizations, including the Church; on February 22, 2009, Kohima, 45 organizations and the Church; on August 26, 2009, Dimapur, 46 organizations and the Church; and on November 18, 2010, Dimapur, 40 organizations and the Church, unanimously resolved that the meeting of the “HIGHEST LEVEL NAGA POLITICAL LEADERS BE HELD AT THE EARLIEST.” In addition, on November 18, 2010, the Naga people resolutely announced that the highest level meeting be held within the earliest stipulated time frame without further delay or disappointment.
Coupled with the above statement, the “Covenant of Reconciliation” (COR) was signed on June 13, 2009, by Mr. Isak Chishi Swu, Chairman, NSCN/GPRN; Brig. (Retd) S Singnya, President, FGN/NNC; and Mr. SS Khaplang, Chairman, GPRN/NSCN. While the COR remains an honorable historical fact, the same was reaffirmed on September 18, 2011, by Mr. Th Muivah, General Secretary, NCSN/ GPRN; Brig. (Retd) S Singnya, President, FGN/NNC; and Mr. Kitovi Zhimomi, General Secretary, GPRN/NSCN. Hence, the COR remains un-paralleled for the Nagas; it is the Naga peoples’ capital - a Magna Carta - in resolving the past through forgiveness; and wielding the future toward a common humanity and common political identity.
• Therefore, if any individual or Naga political group, at one’s/their own free will, opt out of the Naga reconciliation that will be one’s/their personal choice and the person/the group concerned will be answerable to the Naga people.
The Nagas cannot be deterred from the commitment made through the COR and its subsequent affirmation. Additionally, FNR goes in record that despite signing the COR, violation of resolves and rules have been, at times, debauched by the signatories of the COR, and therefore, it will be too idealistic to assume that the highest level meeting will be considered only after all difficulties are removed.
• As in the past, FNR maintains that “because Nagas have problems within us, we must sit and talk and if we have no problems there is no reason to reconcile.” At this juncture, should there be a set-back in the Naga Reconciliation: A Journey of Common Hope, the FNR will refer the mandate of the Nagas, back to the Naga people in order to make a pronouncement.
• It is of absolute necessity that all concerned parties maintain a peaceful and conducive atmosphere and avoid any action that seem provocative to the reconciliation process. More importantly, FNR invokes all party (ies) with immediate effect to refrain from all forms of armed confrontations, totally contrary to the resolutions and agreements arrived at on several occasions and made known to the public.
• Thence, the FNR, being responsible and accountable to the people vis-à-vis the mandate of the Nagas, takes the stance and makes it known to the Naga people that the Highest Level Meeting of the Naga political leaders must produce a decisive harvest. Hence, the parties to the Highest Level Meeting must exercise their given responsibility with affirmative intentionality and unswerving adherence to reconciliation based on the “Historical and Political Rights of the Nagas” bound by “love and respect” as the COR states.
It is for that moment that the Nagas must move on unitedly with ever increasing renewed strength. Naga history cannot choose what is not ours nor invent anything more than what are our historical and political rights.
FNR
Superfluous as it may appear, this is the reason of our survival and our un-extinguishable energy. In the last 36 months of the Journey of Common hope, Nagas have achieved tangible outcomes. We must now move on with resolute tenacity more than ever. On four occasions: September 25, 2008, at the Sumi Baptist Church, Dimapur, 47 Naga organizations, including the Church; on February 22, 2009, Kohima, 45 organizations and the Church; on August 26, 2009, Dimapur, 46 organizations and the Church; and on November 18, 2010, Dimapur, 40 organizations and the Church, unanimously resolved that the meeting of the “HIGHEST LEVEL NAGA POLITICAL LEADERS BE HELD AT THE EARLIEST.” In addition, on November 18, 2010, the Naga people resolutely announced that the highest level meeting be held within the earliest stipulated time frame without further delay or disappointment.
Coupled with the above statement, the “Covenant of Reconciliation” (COR) was signed on June 13, 2009, by Mr. Isak Chishi Swu, Chairman, NSCN/GPRN; Brig. (Retd) S Singnya, President, FGN/NNC; and Mr. SS Khaplang, Chairman, GPRN/NSCN. While the COR remains an honorable historical fact, the same was reaffirmed on September 18, 2011, by Mr. Th Muivah, General Secretary, NCSN/ GPRN; Brig. (Retd) S Singnya, President, FGN/NNC; and Mr. Kitovi Zhimomi, General Secretary, GPRN/NSCN. Hence, the COR remains un-paralleled for the Nagas; it is the Naga peoples’ capital - a Magna Carta - in resolving the past through forgiveness; and wielding the future toward a common humanity and common political identity.
• Therefore, if any individual or Naga political group, at one’s/their own free will, opt out of the Naga reconciliation that will be one’s/their personal choice and the person/the group concerned will be answerable to the Naga people.
The Nagas cannot be deterred from the commitment made through the COR and its subsequent affirmation. Additionally, FNR goes in record that despite signing the COR, violation of resolves and rules have been, at times, debauched by the signatories of the COR, and therefore, it will be too idealistic to assume that the highest level meeting will be considered only after all difficulties are removed.
• As in the past, FNR maintains that “because Nagas have problems within us, we must sit and talk and if we have no problems there is no reason to reconcile.” At this juncture, should there be a set-back in the Naga Reconciliation: A Journey of Common Hope, the FNR will refer the mandate of the Nagas, back to the Naga people in order to make a pronouncement.
• It is of absolute necessity that all concerned parties maintain a peaceful and conducive atmosphere and avoid any action that seem provocative to the reconciliation process. More importantly, FNR invokes all party (ies) with immediate effect to refrain from all forms of armed confrontations, totally contrary to the resolutions and agreements arrived at on several occasions and made known to the public.
• Thence, the FNR, being responsible and accountable to the people vis-à-vis the mandate of the Nagas, takes the stance and makes it known to the Naga people that the Highest Level Meeting of the Naga political leaders must produce a decisive harvest. Hence, the parties to the Highest Level Meeting must exercise their given responsibility with affirmative intentionality and unswerving adherence to reconciliation based on the “Historical and Political Rights of the Nagas” bound by “love and respect” as the COR states.
It is for that moment that the Nagas must move on unitedly with ever increasing renewed strength. Naga history cannot choose what is not ours nor invent anything more than what are our historical and political rights.
FNR
