New Governors for seven provinces, Reginald removed from North

12 Apr, 2018

President Maithripala Sirisena appointed new Governors for seven provinces today.

Among those appointed was Reginald Cooray who was removed as?Governor of the Northern Province.

Cooray was appointed as the new Governor of the Central Province.

Others appointed today were?Hemakumara Nanayakkara as the new Governor of the Western Province,?K.C.?Logeswaran?as the new Governor of the North Western Province, Mrs. Niluka Ekanayake?as the new Governor of the Sabaragamuwa Province,?Marshal Perera as the new Governor of the Southern Province, M.P. Jayasinghe as the new Governor of the North Central Province and?P.B.?Dissanayake?as the new Governor of the Uva Province.

Secretary to the President Austin Fernando was also present at the occasion. (Colombo Gazette)

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