NDPP welcomes NPF’s offer; final decision after GC

Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)’s Central Executive Board (CEB) meeting held at party’s central headquarters, Kohima on September 12, 2025 has welcomed the Naga People’s Front (NPF) Central Executive Council (CEC)’s formal appeal to chief minister Neiphiu Rio to rejoin the NPF and assume leadership of the party.
NDPP through its media & communication committee, however, said that since it was a political party registered and recognized by the Election Commission of India, the party needed to follow and fulfil all constitutional and democratic procedures mandated in NDPP Constitution.
The committee stated that the CEB has, therefore, decided to call a General Convention (GC) of the NDPP according to the prescribed constitutional provisions where the final decision of the party would be taken.
According to the committee, the house unanimously endorsed the president and the chief minister to take all necessary decisions in regards to the general convention.
The meeting was attended by all members of the NDPP CEB led by president, Chingwang Konyak and chief minister Dr. Neiphiu Rio, who is also NDPP parliamentary board convener.
The presidents of all the central frontal organizations, conveners of all central committees and the presidents, working presidents and general secretaries of all regions also attended the meeting.
The committee informed that the meeting was called to discuss and deliberate on the recent developments over the resolutions adopted by NPF CEC and the letter of offer by the secretary general of NPF addressed to NDPP president.
The members were given a detailed explanation of the developments by the president, chief minister and the party secretary general Abu Metha.
Minister G. Kaito Aye, who was also present at the meeting, appraised the members on behalf of NDPP legislators and informed the house that the parliamentary board had already welcomed the offer of the NPF. The members after getting detailed explanations welcomed the offer of NPF, the committee added.