INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Constitutional Council is scheduled to convene today (22 April) to decide on the appointment of the new Auditor General.Names of several
senior officers within the National Audit Office including Senior Deputy Auditor General Dharmapala Gammanpila have been proposed, it has
been reported.It is stated that the long-standing tradition has been to give priority to the most senior qualified officer currently serving
within the National Audit Office for the vacant position of Auditor General.Meanwhile, trade unions have pointed out that appointing an
outsider to the post could erode public trust in the government.
