\nSpeaking at the inaugural function, Tokheho acknowledged and saluted Yimchungr\u00fc Akher\u00fc Arih-ako who he said had the vision and wisdom to form the organisation for benefit of Yimchungr\u00fc students in particular and Nagas in general.
\nTokheho said over the years the organization has done a lot of good works for the Yimchungr\u00fc people in particular and the Nagas in general.
\nAs Yimchungr\u00fc Akher\u00fc Arih-ako celebrates 50 years, Tokheho urged the present generation to ponder and decide how to take the organization forward to a greater height which has been build on the sweat and toils of the pioneers.
\nHe said that the jubilee was being celebrated because of tireless service and sacrifice of the pioneers and pointed out that Yimchungr\u00fc Akher\u00fc Arih-ako was not a young organisation but has matured over half a century.
\nStating that an organisation celebrating 50 years is a \u201clong time\u201d when compared to only 52 years of statehood, he said in the process there has been generation of changes with new perspective and attitude towards life.
\nHe also exhorted the gathering on the theme \u201cHonoring our past, charting our future\u201d and unveiled the jubilee souvenir.
\nTokheho also congratulated Yimchungr\u00fc Akher\u00fc Arih-ako for organizing the jubilee celebration and hoped that the jubilee would usher in a bright future for the present generation and continue to guide the tribe in future.
\nParliamentary secretary, horticulture, DB & GB, Kejong Chang and president Yimchunger Tribal Council (YTC), Keozih also spoke at the programme.
\nThe inaugural programme was presided over by Khalenmew and Easter while invocation was pronounced by women secretary Yimchungru Baptist Boru Amukhongto (YBBA) Dr. Toshila.
\nWelcome address was delivered by President Yimchungr\u00fc Akher\u00fc Arih-ako , Akiuba T.S, special numbers were also presented by M. Shophu and jubilee choir, vote of thanks was proposed by assembly secretary Yimchungr\u00fc Akher\u00fc Arih-ako Sonol while benediction was pronounced by Yimchungru Baptist Boru Amukhongto (YBBA) secretary Rev. Hankiu Joshua Mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"