Government declares ‘Good Governance Victory Week’

29 Dec, 2015

The Government has declared the first week of January 2016 as ‘Good Governance Victory Week’ to commemorate President Maithripala Sirisena’s victory at the Presidential elections in January this year, the Government information department said.

Sirisena won the Presidential elections on January 8 this year after receiving a mandate to establish good governance in the country. (Colombo Gazette)

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