Former Minister Faiszer Musthapha’s name was selected as the National List MP of the National Democratic Front (NDF), despite party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe having approved the name of former Minister Kanchana Wijesekera, a new statement by the NDF reveals.
The statement issued by the NDF Secretary, clarifying the decision behind Mustapha’s nomination, says that Kanchana Wijesekera’s name was proposed with the signatures of 18 other alliance members and had also been agreed to by Wickremesinghe.
The NDF Secretary said, however, that at the same time, another proposal was made nominating Faizer Mustapha.
Following this, former Prime Minister Dinesh Guanwardena’s name had also been proposed, but Gunawardena had presented an alternative request nominating former minister Tiran Alles.
The NDF Secretary said taking into consideration the various nominations, the party decided to convene its Political Council and decided to select the name which has a majority consensus, instead of an alliance-based consensus.
The clarification comes after former Minister Faiszer Musthapha’s name was yesterday gazetted by the Election Commission as a National List MP of the National Democratic Front. (Newswire)
