New Governors Swear-in Before President Today

The government has taken steps to appoint new governors to provinces.

Accordingly, the following Governors were sworn-in before President Maithripala Sirisena today (Apr. 12) for 7 Provinces.

Hemakumara Nanayakkara  – Western Province.

K. C. Logeshwaran – North-Western Province.

Niluka Ekanayake – Sabaragamuwa Province.

Reginald Cooray – Central Province.

Marshal Perera – Southern Province.

M. P. Jayasinghe – North Central Province.

P. B. Dissanayake – Uva Province.

No change announced in respect of Eastern Province, where Rohitha Bogollagama functions as the Governor.

A new governor is yet to be appointed to Northern Province.