Bizarre Governor Appointments Continue: Election Monitor Keerthi Tennakoon Appointed Provincial Governor By President Sirisena

In a bizarre development, President Maithripala Sirisena today appointed an election monitor as a Governor of a province. 

Keerthi Tennakkoon, the Executive Director of CAFFE and a close associate of Siriena, was appointed a Governor today by the President. 

In addition to Tennakoon, Dr. Suren Raghavan, a Media Director for President Sirisena, was appointed the Governor of the Northern province. 

Senior university lecturer Dhamma Dissanayake was appointed the Governor of the Sabaragamuwa province. 

Last week, Sirisena appointed five new provincial governors,