Governors appointed for Uva, Central and Southern provinces

Governors appointed for Uva, Central and Southern provinces

August 5, 2019   09:53 am

Three new Governors have been sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (5).

Accordingly, former Central Province Governor Maithri Gunaratne has been appointed as the new Governor of the Uva Province.

Former Southern Province Governor Raitha Keerthi Tennakoon has been appointed as the new Central Province Governor.

Meanwhile, former UPFA MP Hemal Gunasekara has been appointed as the GOvernor of the Southern Province.

Previously, Keerthi Tennakoon resigned from his post as the Southern Province Governor yesterday (04), handing over a letter to the President.

On 3rd August, Maithri Gunaratne tendered his resignation as the Central Province Governor, upon a request from the Presidential Secretariat.

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