Provided President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe will decide the selection of a new Governor of the Central Bank. there is widespread speculation that either Eran Wickramaratne or Deputy Governor of Central Bank P.Samarasiri will be appointed. Dy. Minister Eran Wickramaratne, who held a top position in the banking sector before entering politics will be selected as the new Governor of the Central Bank, sources said.If he happened to be selected as the new governor of the Central Bank, he will have to step down from his Parliamentary seat and the deputy ministerial portfolio.