Hon'ble Governor RN Ravi, Lady Wife Laxmi Ravi, Hon'ble Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, Lady Wife Kaisa Rio, Padma Bhushan Dr. SC Jamir and the family members of Naga Peoples' Council (NPC) members during the unveiling ceremony of Dr. Imkongliba Ao at Raj Bhavan Kohima on 1st December 2020.
A memorial to commemorate the contributions of the Founding Fathers and the Martyrs was inaugurated in the Lawns of Dr.Imkongliba Ao Hall, Raj Bhavan with unveiling a magnificent bust of Dr.Imkongliba Ao, the President, Naga Peoples’ Convention who was martyred soon. Family members of the NPC leaders were felicitated by the Hon’ble Governor. Padma Bhushan Dr.S.C.Jamir, the sole surviving leader of the Naga Peoples’ Convention graced the occasion with his presence. He recollected the intricacies of over three years of hard work during which the Naga leaders under the Presidentship of Dr.Imkongliba Ao mobilised the Nagas under extremely trying circumstances. He said that Nagaland State became a legitimate member of the Indian Union through Divine intervention when the All loving God looked at the Naga people who were wandering in the midst of chaos and pulled them out of it. He asserted that successive Governments and MLAs in the last 57 years have taken oath of allegiance to the Constitution of India. The Constitutional Provisions on Nagaland is the fountainhead for Nagas and it shouldn’t be muddied by anyone. Unfortunately some people who were nowhere to be seen during the critical periods of Naga history are now unrealistically muddying the fountainhead. While paying tribes to Dr.Imkongliba Ao, he exhorted the Nagas to unite and move forward along with the rest of the Country.