The NNPGs reaffirmed readiness to “emotionally integrate with all Naga people across boundaries,” signaling a push for solidarity ahead of anticipated negotiations. The statement leaves little room for compromise, positioning the 2017 agreement as irreversible and Kitovi Zhimomi’s leadership as non-negotiable.
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The Working Committee of the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) issued a stern clarification on Friday, rejecting attempts by a “vested group” to form a new leadership body and reaffirming its commitment to a 2017 pact with the Government of India (GOI). The statement follows an emergency meeting held earlier in the day amid rising tensions over alleged efforts to “confuse the public” regarding the NNPGs’ legitimacy.
In a press release (Ref.No. WCPRESS REL-01/NNPG/2025), the NNPGs emphasized that its Working Committee, constituted on December 13, 2016, remains the sole authority representing six Naga revolutionary groups. The committee was formed under the oversight of the Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) and Nagaland GB Federation, with Mr. N. Kitovi Zhimomi, Ato Kilonser of GPRN/NSCN, unanimously appointed as Convener, said the release.
“With God’s blessing, the mission of WC has been accomplished with the signing of the Agreed Position on 17th November 2017,” the release stated, calling the pact the “only way forward” to resolve the decades-old Indo-Naga political conflict. Talks were declared concluded on October 31, 2019, and the NNPGs are now awaiting the “final inking” with the GOI.
The committee sharply criticized a faction led by Neokpao Konyak, which reportedly seeks fresh negotiations with India. While the NNPGs stated they “have no objection” to new agendas, they stressed that the original signatories of the Agreed Position remain “intact and fully committed to uphold [it] in letter and spirit” under Zhimomi’s leadership. “Mr. N. Kitovi Zhimomi was, who is and who will be the Convener of WC, NNPGs till the final inking is reached,” the release asserted.
Co-Conveners Kiumukam and Toshi Walling joined Zhimomi in urging unity, stating, “It is an honest appeal to all the Nagas that it is time for us to create a common platform to bring about the final political solution.” They warned against “vested interested individuals” undermining the process and vowed not to tolerate any “denouncement of the Historic Agreed Position.”
The NNPGs reaffirmed readiness to “emotionally integrate with all Naga people across boundaries,” signaling a push for solidarity ahead of anticipated negotiations. The statement leaves little room for compromise, positioning the 2017 agreement as irreversible and Zhimomi’s leadership as non-negotiable.