Kohima, August 19 (MExN): The NPF led by Neiphiu Rio today informed that it has constituted and appointed a search committee wherein the names of the Party President, Central Office Bearers (COB) and frontal wings will be proposed, which ultimately will be approved during the party convention scheduled on September 20 in Dimapur.
“Subsequently, the approved President and COB shall be forwarded to ECI for due recognition which shall be our fundamental basis to claim the cock symbol,” stated a press release from the party’s Press and Information Cell.
Meanwhile, the party stated that the prefix of interim will be deleted from the designation of Neiphiu Rio, the president of the NPF party henceforth. It recounted that on July 31, more than 2/3 absolute majority of the NPF led DAN Legislature Party selected Neiphiu Rio, MP (Lok Sabha) to be the interim president of NPF. Subsequently, a 15-day ultimatum was served to Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu to resign from the post of NPF president.
