Government of good governance appoints National Executive Council which decides future course of the country

(Lanka-e-News- 16.Jan.2015, 11.55PM) We are pleased to announce to the people of the country that the first government in Sri Lanka ‘s history that is treasuring and cherishing the value of good governance laid the foundation stone yesterday (15) to appoint an important historic Institution with a view to achieving this goal .

The important historic Institution under the name of’ ‘national executive council’ which will be facilitating directly and indirectly the ‘good governance’ of the government is comprised of representatives of all its constituent parties , political groups and civil organizations .

The primary objective of this council is to function as a united national decisive force towards achieving good governance in the interest of people’s welfare under the government’s 100 days program ,which unity cannot be brought about as a government .

The four aims and objectives of this national executive council which is devoid of race , religion , caste ,creed or factions are as follows:

1.Reforms to revive and restore the supremacy of the law

2.Reforms via the Institution to establish good governance.

3.A methodology aimed at providing relief to the nation.

4.A mechanism to stamp out corruption

The national executive council which is launched to achieve the above objectives is comprised of the following representatives :

1.Most Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera

2.The incumbent President Maithripala Sirisena

3.Ranil Wickremesinghe who is elected the Prime Minister for the third time.

4.Former President Chandrika Kumaranatunge who was President for 12 years.

5.Anura Dissanayake , the present leader of the JVP , a leftist party for 50 long years.

6.R.Sampanthan the senior leader of the TNA ,the main united party of the Tamils, or its youthful leader Sumenthiran

7.Rauff Hakeem , leader of the SLMC (Sri Lanka Muslim Congress)

8. Rishad Bathiudeen , leader of Samastha Lanka Muslim Congress

9.General Sarath Fonseka , former army commander and leader of Democratic party

10.Champika Ranawake , leader of the JHU , or Ven . Athureliya Ratahne Thera , President of Pivithuru Hetath

11.Mano Ganeshan , leader of Western province Democratic party .

When the maiden meeting of the council was held yesterday it was decided these representatives meet once a week, and a secretariat shall be commenced for the council.

This council was scheduled to be launched two days earlier under the 100 days program of the new government ,but because, until the parliament meets on the 19 th there were no other agendas , there arose no hindrances to the 100 days program.

After the conclusion of the maiden meeting of the national executive council , leader of the JVP Anura Dissanayake made a statement – video footage of it is herein