Sri Lankan President, Wife Flee Country After Announcing Resignation
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Sri Lankan President, Wife Flee Country After Announcing Resignation

Sri Lankan President, Wife Flee Country After Announcing Resignation

The President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife, and two bodyguards have allegedly fled the country after announcing his resignation.Information Guide Nigeria

RIPPLES NIGERIA reports that he was resigning due to a devastating economic crisis that has triggered severe shortages of food and fuel for months.

According to an immigration official, President Rajapaksa and his entourage were said to have left the country aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane bound for the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives,.

Recall that on Saturday, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans stormed the presidential palace in protest which forced the president to escape from his official residence.

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As reported by RIPPLES NIGERIA, the president’s departure followed months of demonstrations that culminated in the angry protesters storming his home and office as well as the official residence of the prime minister.

Protesters still stormed the presidential palace on Wednesday morning, vowing to occupy the official buildings until all the top leaders are gone.

According to RIPPLES NIGERIA, a government official reported that for days, “people have flocked to the presidential palace almost as if it were a tourist attraction — swimming in the pool, marveling at the paintings and lounging on the beds piled high with pillows. At one point, they also burned the prime minister’s private home.”Jamb Result 

Lawmakers have agreed to elect a new president next week and the new president will serve the remainder of Rajapaksa’s term, which ends in 2024, and could potentially appoint a new prime minister, who would then have to be approved by Parliament.

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Idongesit is a graduate of Communication Arts, University of Uyo. Currently working as a news reporter at InfoGuide Nigeria.

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