The Governor of Nagaland, La Ganesan has appointed Mhathung Yanthan as the protem speaker according to Article 188 of the Constitution of India.
In an order passed on March 7, Yanthan, Member of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA), shall be the person before whom members of the said assembly will take oath until a speaker is elected.
The order further stated, “I also appoint Shri Mhathung Yanthan, a Member of the 14th Legislative Assembly to perform the duties of the Speaker of the said Legislative Assembly with effect from the date and time of vacation of the office of the Speaker of the 13th NLA by Shri Sharingain Longkumer and until a Speaker is elected by that Assembly”.
It may be mentioned that Mhathung Yanthan was re-elected from the 39-Sanis A/C in Wokha in the recently concluded Nagaland Assembly Election 2023.
