UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is set to be sworn in as Prime Minister, UNP parliamentarian Rajitha Senaratne has said.
MP Senaratne had further stated the swearing in ceremony will take place at 10 am on Sunday.
The United National Party on its Twitter handle has also confirmed the move to appoint Mr. Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister on the said time and date.
Hon. @RW_UNP will be a sworn in as Prime Minister on Sunday at 10am.#lka #SriLanka #coupLK
— UNP (@officialunp) December 14, 2018
Meanwhile, it is reported that UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and President Maithripala Sirisena had engaged in a telephone conversation a short while ago.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Leave Comments