Term of 23 LG bodies will not be extended - Minister
June 30, 2016 09:37 pm
The tenure of twenty-three local government bodies will not be further extended and will officially end from midnight today (June 30), Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Faiszer Musthapha said.
The terms of the LG bodies were due to expire on 31 December 2015, however was extended for a period of 6 months as per a decision taken by the government.
Accordingly, the terms of the Municipal Councils of Colombo, Dehiwela-Mount Lavinia, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Moratuwa, Gampaha, Negombo, Kurunegala, Kandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Galle, Matara, Hambantota, Ratnapura, Anuradhapura and Kalmunai, Kolonnawa Urban Council and the at Kotikawatta, Mulleriyawa, Kundasale, Kadawathsathara, Gangawata Korale, Hambantota and SooriyawevaPradeshiya Sabhas will end from midnight today.
The operations of the aforementioned institutions will be handed over to the respective Secretaries and Commissioners.
Speaking to Ada Derana yesterday, Minister Musthapha had said that a decision would be taken regarding extending the terms and announced before midnight today after consulting with the President and Prime Minister.
