UNP to appoint office-bearers this week

by Jaliya Wijeyakoon

The United National Party held its Annual Convention in last month and passed many resolutions to revitalise and strengthen the party mechanism to regain its lost glory and to form a government at a future election.

Ranil Wickremesinghe was re-elected leader of the party for six more years. Other high positions of the party such as Deputy Leader, Assistant Leader and National Organiser would be announced by the Party Leader at the next Working Committee meeting to be held on January 10.

In the event of objections by more than one third of the Working Committee members for anybody for a particular post, an election would be held for the post and a new person elected with the majority support of Working Committee members.

Party spokesman, Galle District Parliamentarian Gayantha Karunathilake told the Sunday Observer that it is most likely that the same office-bearers would be re-appointed by the Leader for a further period.Karunathilake said arrangements have already been made to commence the membership drive from party headquarters tomorrow and to extend it to all corners of the country through electoral organisers as soon as possible.

The main Opposition will launch an aggressive campaign against the Government on all crucial issues affecting the public. The UNP is quite confident of securing power at a future national election, according to the party spokesman.