Sajith writes to President seeking PM post

12 May, 2022

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has written to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa accepting an earlier invitation to be appointed Prime Minister and form a Cabinet.

He told reporters the decision to form a Government was taken after extensive discussions.

The Opposition Leader said that the offer to join an interim Government is tied to some conditions.

The conditions are that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa must step down within a stipulated time frame, he must not hamper the activities of the New Government, he must agree to abolish the Executive Presidency and once the situation in the country stabilises the people must be given an opportunity to form a new Government.

The SJB had earlier refused to be part of the new Government until President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns.

Premadasa’s offer to accept the post of Prime Minister comes hours after it was reported that the Prime Minister post had been offered to United National Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe. (Colombo Gazette)

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