Chief Justice of Odisha C Nagappan administered oath of office to the State’s new Governor SC Jamir at the Raj Bhavan here on Thursday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Assembly Speaker Pradip Kumar Amat were present at the swearing-in ceremony.
“It is indeed a great pleasure to be in Odisha as a Governor. At the last leg of my career, I have come here with a mission to be part and parcel of Odisha and to the best of my ability to serve the people, serve the nation. And it shall be my endeavour to see to it that I shall be available at all times for all people,” said Dr Jamir after the swearing-in.
The 82-year old leader has been the Chief Minister of Nagaland for five times. He had earlier served as Governor of Maharashtra and Goa. He was first nominated a member of the lok Sabha in 1961 and appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who was also in-charge of External Affairs.
later elevated as Deputy Minister of Railways; Dr Jamir also served in other Ministries at the Centre - labour and Rehabilitation, Community Development and Cooperation and Food and Agriculture.