Former Minister Navin Dissanayake is tipped to be appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province, internal government sources said.
Mr. Dissanayake, who is the son of the late Minister Gamini Dissanayake, also served as the Plantation Industries Minister during the Yahapalana Government.
Tikiri Kobbekaduwa, who served as Sabaragamuwa Governor, has sent a letter to the President stating that he will resign from his post tomorrow (10).
Kobbekaduwa, who served as the Governor of the Central Province from 2005 to 2015, was appointed as the Governor of Sabaragamuwa by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
