President Ranil Wickremesinghe has asked governors of several provinces to resign, according to the President’s Office.
A senior spokesperson of the President’s Office said that the resignation of governors when a president resigns and a new president is appointed is similar to the resignation of the cabinet when the prime minister resigns.
However, after the current president took office, the governors did not resign according to that tradition, so the President waited for some time for them to resign, said the spokesman.
Accordingly, the President’s office has informed the governors of several provinces to resign. Sources in the President’s Office state that these include the Northern, Eastern, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and North-Western provinces.
After the resignation of those governors, new governors will be appointed after the President’s return to the country from his visit to the UK.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Anuradha Yahampath, Governor of the Eastern Province, has hinted that she will have to resign from the post of Governor in the next few days. While addressing a Vesak ceremony held last night (6) in Trincomalee, Mrs. Anuradha Yahampath said that this may be the last time she will address the people of the province as the governor.