Konyak and Phom regions pledge allegiance to GPRN/NSCN (Neokpao- Kitovi)

EMN
Dimapur, March 29

At the backdrop of Kholi Konyak joining the NSCN-IM, the Konyak and Phom national workers pledged allegiance to GPRN/NSCN under the leadership of Gen. (Retd.) MB Neokpao and N. Kitovi Zhimomi.
A statement issued by Chennyeim Konyak, Dy. Kilonser, Khampei Konyak, Dy. Kilonser and Bauloi Phom, Tatar on behalf of over two hundred and fifty Konyak and Phom civil and military workers attending the annual budget session clarified that there is no question of GPRN/NSCN Konyak and Phom national workers joining NSCN (IM).
“It is wrong for anyone to run away and claim allegiance of all Konyak and Phom National workers. It is unthinkable for us to follow any leader who abandons his men and shouts victory from the opposite camp. The GPRN/NSCN, under the leadership of Gen. (Retd.) MB Neokpao and N. Kitovi Zhimomi is a people’s organization, having sound political vision and practical wisdom to translate the desire and will of the people of Nagaland into reality.”
“We will bestow all respect, faith and trust upon them. GPRN/NSCN Konyak Region is intact and so also is Phom Region. Confused men try to confuse others, we are clear of our objective. Nagaland requires a political future decided and agreed upon by the people of Nagaland themselves. Our children and grand children must be saved from suppression and exploitation of a new kind.”
“Our forefathers, the Anghs, taught us to be strong, straight and courageous at all times. Our participation in the Naga political struggle for freedom is second to none. What Baba Kholi did recently in his advanced age was for his own benefit and perhaps for his children. It is never in the interest of Konyaks or Phoms or for the Nagas. Our commitment to the Naga struggle is a pledge, a commitment and a sacrifice. It is not a commodity to be purchased or turned into a different colour at will. Leadership is a sacred trust of God upon humans. Our former president Gen. (Retd.) Kholi has surrendered this sacred trust to fellow humans in isolation. Now that the dust has settled down, it is clear to the civil and military workers of Konyak and Phom region that having absconded from work on health ground, on the morning of 12th March 2016, he signed a document, willfully joining NSCN (IM). Leaders come and go yet Baba Kholi’s exit shall be the most unceremonious one in recent history and in our hearts. Our loyalty is not to a person, we are for the Naga Nation.”
“We, the Military and Civil National Workers from Konyak and Phom Region have always maintained comradeship and brotherhood in our social and political life. We respected and cherished Baba Kholi Konyak as a genuine leader having unshakable political stand and fatherly conscience towards his subjects. We were never his personal army at any point of time. We are servants of Naga nation. The value of any man vanishes once a surrender is documented. Baba Kholi is a fallen man in the eyes of the Nagas.”