Naga Hoho sets up search committee for new President

Morung Express News
Dimapur | April 4

The next Naga Hoho President is to be elected within a period of 45 days. The post had fallen vacant after the demise of social leader Horangse Sangtam.

Informing of this today, the Naga Hoho Publicity Secretary, P. Chuba Ozukum, said this decision was reached upon today during the proceedings of the first day of the Naga Hoho assembly session at Kohima.

A search committee has been instituted to begin the exploration of a name suited for the President’s post.

The Angami Public Organization President is to head the committee as Chairman while presidents of the Sumi, Ao, Zeliangrong, Anal and Tangkhul Hohos have been appointed members, Chuba informed.

The conglomeration that assembled today also decided to support the ongoing peace processes between the Government of India and both the NSCN (IM) and the NSCN (K). On the ‘threat perception’ on certain social bodies, Chuba said the Naga Hoho has decided that it would not yield to such a threat perception.

The Naga Hoho has also decided to intensify its campaign for the speedy furtherance of the peace process, Chuba said and added that they would be staging some sort of campaign at New Delhi very soon.