Minister of Justice and National Integration Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara reaffirmed that introducing a brand-new constitution and abolishing the executive presidency will be crucial top priorities under the National Peoples Power (NPP) government.Speaking on TV Deranas existing affairs program 360 last night (31 ), Minister Nanayakkara emphasized that these reforms would be carried out within the next five years.We carried out the parliamentary elections, and now we need to continue with the long-overdue city government elections, which have been delayed for two years.
These need to happen quickly.
Provincial council elections are also expected to be held by the end of the year, though no exact date has been set yet, he stated.The minister also repeated the federal governments commitment to dismantling the executive presidency, ensuring that there had been no internal conversations within the celebration about reversing this decision.If the executive presidency is not eliminated, we will have to solution to individuals after 5 years.
This is why we are completely dedicated to enacting these changes, he added.