Kohima, January 30 (MTNews): Speaking to media after the Naga People’s Front Working Committee meeting at NPF Central Office in Kohima, NPF secretary general Achumbemo Kikon on Monday confirmed that NPF being a political party will be compelled to set up candidates in the Eastern Nagaland area.
“We respect the sentiments and aspirations of the ENPO area. We also acknowledge their effort. However, for us, we are a party that has a party set up in almost all the constituencies including the ENPO area. Therefore, being a political party, we will be compelled to set up candidates but definitely, we will respect the sentiments of our people from the ENPO area,” Kikon said.
The NPF leader also said that a final decision on the candidates will be taken in a day or two and that the party shall finalize the candidates list and release the party manifesto by February 3, 2023.
“The party is discussing various issues and also examining the candidate applicants from various constituencies and has decided to study all the applicants minutely following which a final decision will be taken in a day or two,” he said.
While speaking on the number of candidates, the NPF secretary general said that the party had received enough applicants to field in all 60 constituencies.
“We are yet to decide on how many seats our party will contest but we are having a good number of candidates spread across the entire state of Nagaland,” he added.