Sonia appoints Pusa as ad-hoc NPCC president

Kohima, Aug 2 (UNI) AICC president Sonia Gandhi has appointed Congress legislator K V Pusa as the ad-hoc president of the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC).

According to NPCC sources here today, Mr Pusa was appointed in place of Mr Hokheto Sumi, whose term expired some months ago.

It was said that Mr Sumi himself expressed the wish before Congress High Command to relinquish the post as his term was ended long ago.

The decision was conveyed to the NPCC through a notification issued by the organisation in-charge of the AICC, Janardan Dwivedi.

Besides, the AICC has also appointed Mr Neiba Ndang as the Chairman and Mr Kewekhape Therie as the Secretary of the Campaign Committee of the NPCC.

Mr Sumi in a message to Mr Pusa, congratulated him for his new office.

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