Dimapur August 3 (EMN): Continuing with the war of words, the NPF Central today refuted the statements of Tokheho Yepthomi stating that the sequence of leadership of TR Zeliang was instead started earlier than the date stated by him with him being one of the proposers for the name of Dr. Shurhozelie.
"As per Tokheho’s version, February 15, 2017 seems to be the turning point in the whole episode and the late night meeting that took place in the residence of the NPF President where the legislators raised their hands and appended their signatures in support of Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu to replace TR Zeliang.
But the truth of the matter is that the whole thing started on February 12 Sunday afternoon when after a closed-door meeting between TR Zeliang, Dr Shurhozelie and KG Kenye, a meeting was held at the residence of the party President with the consent of TR Zeliang where Tokheho and Patton, among a few other elected members strongly proposed Dr Shurhozelie to take over," the press release from the party stated.
The party also alleged that it was "Tokheho and few others like Patton" who called the meeting for the change of leadership and not KG Kenye.
It also claimed that almost all the legislators requested Mr TR Zeliang "to immediately step down and to let Dr Shurhozelie take over to salvage the dreary situation".
The party also made a jibe about the political antecedents of the minister over the years that "remaining loyal to the Congress party for one full term was unbearable, and developing cold turkey being out of power for so long, when an opportunity came his way in 2015, he lost no time to forsake the Congress party and merged his legislators with the NPF".
