Shan Wijeylal appointed as new Eastern Province Governor
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on June 5, 2019 - 2:52 pm
Former Chief Minister of Southern Province, Shan Wijayalal De Silva was sworn in as the Governor of the Eastern Province before President Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
He will be filling into the post of Governor of Eastern Province following the resignation of former governor M.L.A.M. Hizbullah amid controversy.
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