Dimapur, June 1 (EMN): In a significant development the Naga Hoho on Friday announced that it has decided that ‘any official belonging to the Ao and Sumi tribes ceases to be a member of the Naga Hoho’ in light of the Ao Senden and the Sumi Hoho having withdrawn their membership from the hoho.
A press release on Friday informed that the hoho took the decision, among others, during its ‘federal assembly which was converted to a consultation meeting in view of the absence of some officials and federating units’ on May 31 at Hotel Vivor in Kohima.
“The members content (sic) that with the withdrawal of Ao Senden and Sumi Hoho from the Naga Hoho, any official belonging to the said tribes ceases to be a member of the Naga Hoho. Therefore, the concerned executive must resign from their respective post in consonance with the constitution and on moral ground.
“The members observed with alacrity that there are some element trying to derail the smooth functioning of the Naga Hoho by using the name of a Naga national organisation and warning some federal units not to attend the federal assembly,” it informed.
Further, it stated that the ‘necessity for the speaker (of the hoho) to consult the president to convene the assembly does not arise as the executive council meeting dated 31st Oct. 2017 had requested both the president and the vice president to demit office on the ground that their respective tribe organisations viz. Ao Senden and Sumi Hoho had dissociated from the Naga Hoho.’
“Besides, four federating units of Naga Hoho viz. the Chakhesang Public Organisation (CPO), Angami Public Organisation (APO), Puchury Hoho and Rengma Hoho had on the same ground questioned the legitimacy of the president and vice president in the letter dated 29/9/2017 addressed to the speaker.
“In the meeting the four abovementioned organisations made its stand explicitly clear and that they shall not cooperate unless their contention is addressed. Besides, the officials of Naga Hoho present also reiterated that they stand by the executive council meeting resolution on 31 Oct. 2017 whereby it was decided that ‘unless the president and the vice president demit office the executives shall resign en mass.’”
