Dimapur, Sep 20 (EMN): Responding to the news item “NPF expels two,” which appeared in all the leading dailies on September 19, former NPF president of 5 Ghaspani-II, Kedokhotuo Seyie, and former NPF president youth wing of 5 GHaspani-II, Visakholie R Kuotsu, clarified that they had voluntarily resigned from their respective positions on September 17.
The former officials expressed dismay as they were unceremoniously given an expulsion notice on September 18 on allegation of resorting to “anti- party activities” and posing a “direct challenge” to the party.
The two officials mentioned that they were popularly elected to their respective positions in the year 2015 when the NPF party crisis erupted disintegrating it sharply into two, adding ever since they have been rendering unstinted support to the party under the leadership of Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu and nurturing the already fractured party at the grassroots level. It stated that during those years of uncertainty and internal party turmoil, they, along with their colleagues, had saved the face of the party from total annihilation in the constituency.
It mentioned that during all those years, they did not received any physical support from the party higher- ups nor any financial motivation to run the office but somehow carried on the name of the NPF party in the constituency.
Consequently, just when they wanted to quietly and voluntarily tender resignation to pave way for other capable leaders to lead the party through the coming elections, the two officials were dumbfounded as they were slapped with an expulsion notice. The two testified that they had never done any other activities apart from pro-NPF party activities neither consciously infringed upon any act of the party’s constitution that would necessitate their expulsion.
Stating that they had resigned on their own volition, it questioned if their resignation from the party amounts to “anti- party activity’ or a “direct challenge” to the party and its constitution warranting their expulsion. Stating that their expulsion order was ‘out of place and totally unnecessary,’ they wonder whether it was a face saving exercise of the party at the expense of their image or whether it was how the NPF party under Dr. Shurhozelie Liezietsu rewards a loyal party soldier for his services to the party.
