Mokokchung, March 7 (MExN): Veteran Congress leader and former chief minister of Nagaland, SC Jamir is touted to be the next Governor of Odisha (formerly known as Orissa) replacing outgoing incumbent Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare. The Union Home Ministry has already conveyed the former Chief Minster about the appointment as Governor of Odisha, disclosed a close aide of Jamir. However, the President of India, Pranab Mukurjee will formally declare the appointment only on Friday or Saturday, the aide added. The appointment as Governor of Odisha will be the third assignment to the gubernatorial post for the veteran Congress leader from Nagaland. He earlier served as Governor of Goa from July 2004 to July 2008. Following the resignation of Maharashtra Governor S. M. Krishna, on March 6, 2008, the then President of India, Pratibha Patil, asked Jamir to temporarily take the additional charge of Maharashtra. Thereafter, Jamir was sworn in as Governor of Maharashtra on July 19, 2008. In July 2009 he took additional charge of Gujarat state during the medical absence and subsequent death of Governor-designate Devendra Nath Dwivedi.
