Lokubandara appointed Sabaragamuwa Province Governor

Speaker of the former Parliament of Sri Lanka, W.J.M. Lokubandara has been sworn in as Governor of the Sabaragamuwa Provincea short while ago before President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

A senior United National Party (UNP) member Mr. Lokubandara supported President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his bid for Presidency in January this year.

Mr. Lokubandara’s son is an elected member of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) at the recent general elections.

Picture caption: President Mahinda Rajapaksa hands over the appointment to W.J.M. Lokubandara after he was sworn in at the Temple Trees. (Pic. By Chandana Perera of the President’s Media Unit)