A day after the Naga Hoho (NH) federal assembly speaker Kenyungseng Tep issued a statement on the tenure expiry of NH executive, the Naga Hoho executive including the Assembly secretary of federal organ have sought to “clear the confusion created by the unfledged Speaker”.
In a joint statement, NH president P Chuba Ozukum, vice presidents Samson Remei and HK Zhimomi, cultural & customary affairs secretary Mhonchumo, and Federal Assembly Secretary K Elu Ndang, stated that Kenyungseng Tep was the president of Rengma Hoho as well as deputy speaker/acting speaker of NH, adding that “this is one of the genesis of conflict within the Naga Hoho family due to misuse of power.”
They said NH could not set up search committee two months ahead as per the constitution because the acting speaker failed to uphold the decision and directive of executive council.
In this regard, they said the executive directed the acting speaker to summon the Federal Assembly on November 3, 2017 and another on July 31, 2018. They said Tep himself was also present when the Executive resolved to summon the Federal Assembly on Nov 3, 2017. However, they said he turned deaf ears to the directive and refused to summon the Federal Assembly for the reason best known to him.
The signatories said their intention was only to address the conflicting views and differences among the constituent units and executive council in the Federal Assembly and hammer out the differences as Tep clearly mentioned in his statement to “rejuvenate and vibrant Naga Hoho to serve the Naga people”.
Asserting that acting speaker was neither above the executive council nor the Yehzabo (Constitution) of NH, the signatories said the acting speaker alone propagating to run the affairs of NH even after the expiry of the present tenure was “hilarious and more of a figment of imagination or self centred individual.”
After patiently waiting for more than twelve months for the acting speaker to convene the Federal Assembly and when their tenure has come to an end, the signatories said they decided to convene the presidential council meeting on November 26, 2018 as another option. In the light of the above, the signatories have appealed to all the tribe hohos and well-wishers not to be swayed by the “misleading” statement from the acting speaker. They further requested all responsible to attend the November 26 meeting.