Addressing the Orientation Program for youth representatives of the Sectoral Oversight Committees of Parliament, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that for the first time in the world, Sri Lanka has selected 535 youth representatives to join the Sectoral Oversight Committees of Parliament & urged the youth to make full use of this given opportunity to make positive change in the country.

The President told the youth representatives selected to join the Sectoral Oversight Committees of Parliament that in 25 years when the country has reached a path of success, they could proudly claim that, “It was the step taken by us today that led to the system change which paved the way for the country’s success.”.