Dr Imtiwapang Aier. (Morung File Photo)
State funeral in Kohima today
Morung Express News
Dimapur | January 7
Former Speaker of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly and sitting MLA from Impur constituency Dr Imtiwapang Aier breathed his last in Dimapur on Saturday morning following a brief illness.
He was 50 and is survived by his wife, four daughters, and a son.
A PhD in geology, Aier left a career in academics to join politics in 2013 and was first elected to the Nagaland assembly in 2013 from Impur constituency on a Congress ticket. He was re-elected from the same constituency in 2018 on an Naga People's Front (NPF) ticket and in 2022, Aier merged with the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) party along with 20 other MLAs from NPF.
A state funeral will be accorded to Aier at The Heritage in Kohima at 1:00 pm on Sunday following which his body will be taken to his native village Sungratsu in Mokokchung district on January 9 for the final rites.
Meanwhile, Nagaland Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi, Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio as well as several other legislators expressed grief over his demise.
Describing Aier as a young, dynamic and promising leader, they stated that his demise is an irreparable loss for the people of Nagaland.
