NNC is a national institution not a political party
Dimapur, January 21 (MExN): The Naga National Council (NNC) and the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) has stated that it was constrained to issue this statement concerning the names of NNC/FGN appearing in the newspaper recently, informed Gainbon Panmei, Dy. Rali-Wali Kilonser, FGN and W. Shapwon, Joint Secretary, NNC.
In its press note, the duo pointed out that the NNC is not a political party but national institution and there is no room to play dirty politics like telling lies and false allegation against others in the interest of self-aggrandizement. The press note pointed out that the NNC has its President Ms Adinno Phizo to whom the Naga people had entrusted plenipotentiary power in March 1991 at the Longmisa NNC General meeting, and that since Eno Tobu Kevichusa, former General Secretary of the NNC was assassinated by Th. Muivah group on 4th June 1996 at his residence in Dimapur, the NNC Central Executive Committee entrusted Eno L. Kaiso as Secretary Incharge and he will uphold the office till new General Secretary is elected by the Naga people, it stated. It further stated that the FGN has its Kedahge(President) Gen. (Retd) Viyalie Metha who is constitutionally elected by the Tatar Hoho, FGN following the Provision of Nagaland Yehzabo (Constitution) Article 20 of part five in March 2005.
“Therefore, no one who is not under these constitutionally elected leaderships or approved by them can claim as NNC/FGN. If anyone or whosoever claims as separate NNC or FGN is only imposter and they are playing politics for their own benefit at the cost of Naga nation and people; hence they become traitors in the face of Naga people, and can do nothing good for the Nagas”, the press note stated adding that “they created faction and working against the solidarity and integrity of Naga people, therefore, even if they speak ferociously for unification or peace, the Nagas can have no good faith on them, because their actions are paradoxical to what they speak”.
“He who has no principle, telling lies, deceiving and cheating fellow Nagas can never be a leader in a Christian State like Nagaland”, it stated and pointed out that the Naga nation has its foundation and principle and that without this foundation and principle the Nagas have no shortcut way to achieve their cherish goal. “Therefore, no unification can be found outside the national foundation and principle. Moreover, without the guidance and blessing of God no Naga leader will achieve the Naga National goal. The renegade leaders already proved this”.
